The Essential Federalist: A New Reading of The Federalist PapersRowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1998 M12 1 - 192 páginas Jefferson called The Federalist 'the best commentary on the principles of government which was ever written,' and yet the text is considered lifeless and impenetrable by all but the most persistent readers. The Essential Federalist presents a bold new approach to reading one of the most important documents in American history. By careful selection, organization, and annotation of the essays' most meaningful passages, this book showcases what is central to The Federalist. 'If the road over which you will still have to pass,' in reading these papers, wrote Publius, 'should in some places appear to you tedious or irksome, you will recollect that you are in quest of information on a subject the most momentous which can engage the attention of free people. . . . It will be my aim to remove the obstacles to your progress in as compendious a manner as it can be done, without sacrificing utility to dispatch.' Dr. Quentin P. Taylor takes up Publius' challenge by making The Federalist an understandable and usable resource. This book will be essential reading for anyone who seeks to understand the roots of American government. |
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... CONGRESS CATALOGING - IN - PUBLICATION DATA Federalist . The essential Federalist : a new reading of the Federalist papers / edited by Quentin P. Taylor . p . cm . — ( Constitutional heritage series ; v . 3 ) " Published for the Center ...
... CONGRESS CATALOGING - IN - PUBLICATION DATA Federalist . The essential Federalist : a new reading of the Federalist papers / edited by Quentin P. Taylor . p . cm . — ( Constitutional heritage series ; v . 3 ) " Published for the Center ...
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... Congress . Hamilton recognized sooner than most that the Articles of Confederation , which had been formally adopted on March 1 , 1781 , failed to invest the central government with sufficient authority to govern effectively . Most ...
... Congress . Hamilton recognized sooner than most that the Articles of Confederation , which had been formally adopted on March 1 , 1781 , failed to invest the central government with sufficient authority to govern effectively . Most ...
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... Congress and the states , there was little momentum for a constitutional convention . Few nationalists were still sitting in Congress , and state officials tended to view with suspicion plans to strengthen the general government . Not ...
... Congress and the states , there was little momentum for a constitutional convention . Few nationalists were still sitting in Congress , and state officials tended to view with suspicion plans to strengthen the general government . Not ...
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... Congress extended only to the states , not to indi- viduals . ) Hamilton's influence , however , was blunted by his colleagues from New York , John Lansing , Jr. and Robert Yates , who opposed any plan that went beyond revising the ...
... Congress extended only to the states , not to indi- viduals . ) Hamilton's influence , however , was blunted by his colleagues from New York , John Lansing , Jr. and Robert Yates , who opposed any plan that went beyond revising the ...
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... Congress prepared for independence in the spring of 1776 , Madi- son was selected to represent Orange County at a statewide convention in Williamsburg . Within two heady months , the body had authorized its delegates in Congress to call ...
... Congress prepared for independence in the spring of 1776 , Madi- son was selected to represent Orange County at a statewide convention in Williamsburg . Within two heady months , the body had authorized its delegates in Congress to call ...
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The Essential Federalist: A New Reading of the Federalist Papers Alexander Hamilton,James Madison,John Jay Vista previa limitada - 1998 |
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