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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... reasons for supporting religious liberty and the separation of church and state . Published in 1785 in response to an assessment bill , the popular " Remonstrance ” had its intended effect , and has since become holy writ for defenders ...
... reasons for supporting religious liberty and the separation of church and state . Published in 1785 in response to an assessment bill , the popular " Remonstrance ” had its intended effect , and has since become holy writ for defenders ...
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... reason , experience , and a basic understanding of man's nature could ren- der accurate and useful generalizations on the whole array of human activity . This was the time of the mature Enlightenment , roughly the half - century before ...
... reason , experience , and a basic understanding of man's nature could ren- der accurate and useful generalizations on the whole array of human activity . This was the time of the mature Enlightenment , roughly the half - century before ...
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... Reason , " in its various forms , was , arguably , the central idea of the Enlightenment . The triumphs of science in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries — those of Copernicus , Galileo and Newton - had been con- quests of reason ...
... Reason , " in its various forms , was , arguably , the central idea of the Enlightenment . The triumphs of science in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries — those of Copernicus , Galileo and Newton - had been con- quests of reason ...
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... reason " to such disparate spheres as reli- gion , government , ethics , education , and economics . These too could be rendered intelligible , it was argued , for the world of man also partook of the natural order of things . The ...
... reason " to such disparate spheres as reli- gion , government , ethics , education , and economics . These too could be rendered intelligible , it was argued , for the world of man also partook of the natural order of things . The ...
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... reason for this omission . The " hybrid " ” nature of the papers themselves is perhaps an additional cause of neglect . In any case , The Federalist has never attained the kind of status as a work of political theory that has ...
... reason for this omission . The " hybrid " ” nature of the papers themselves is perhaps an additional cause of neglect . In any case , The Federalist has never attained the kind of status as a work of political theory that has ...
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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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