The Federalist PapersPenguin UK, 30 d’abr. 1987 - 528 pàgines Written at a time when furious arguments were raging about the best way to govern America, The Federalist Papers had the immediate pratical aim of persuading New Yorkers to accept the newly drafted Constitution in 1787. In this they were supremely successful, but their influence also transcended contemporary debate to win them a lasting place in discussions of American political theory. Acclaimed by Thomas Jefferson as 'the best commentary on the principles of government which ever was written', The Federalist Papers make a powerful case for power-sharing between State and Federal authorities and for a Constitution that has endured largely unchanged for two hundred years. |
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... of liberty endangered “by the abuses of liberty” as well as by “the abuses of power.” But the locus classicus of this Federalist argument is found in Hamilton's speech to the New York ratifying convention in 1788, where.
... of liberty endangered “by the abuses of liberty” as well as by “the abuses of power.” But the locus classicus of this Federalist argument is found in Hamilton's speech to the New York ratifying convention in 1788, where.
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... convention in 1788, where he placed it firmly in the context of the entire revolutionary experience: In the commencement of a revolution which received its birth from the usurpations of tyranny, nothing was more natural than that the ...
... convention in 1788, where he placed it firmly in the context of the entire revolutionary experience: In the commencement of a revolution which received its birth from the usurpations of tyranny, nothing was more natural than that the ...
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... conventions and then voted upon again in the next legislative session. As Benjamin Rush, a critic of the radical ... convention, or at least through delegates chosen just for that task. For those who could not even contemplate ...
... conventions and then voted upon again in the next legislative session. As Benjamin Rush, a critic of the radical ... convention, or at least through delegates chosen just for that task. For those who could not even contemplate ...
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... Convention was the activity of the state legislatures. Indeed, for some the abuse of power by state legislatures was the principal reason America needed a new Constitution. For Henry Knox it was “the vile state governments,” not the ...
... Convention was the activity of the state legislatures. Indeed, for some the abuse of power by state legislatures was the principal reason America needed a new Constitution. For Henry Knox it was “the vile state governments,” not the ...
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... convention” the “rebellion” in western Massachusetts led by a former Army captain, Daniel Shays, in the autumn and winter of 1786. Mobs of hard pressed rural debtors sought to prevent the county courts from sitting. When they were ...
... convention” the “rebellion” in western Massachusetts led by a former Army captain, Daniel Shays, in the autumn and winter of 1786. Mobs of hard pressed rural debtors sought to prevent the county courts from sitting. When they were ...
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