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How To Read The Federalist Papers
Thomas Jefferson called The Federalist Papers the best commentary on the principles of government, which ever was written. Over 200 years after the writing of these essays, most commentators — liberal and conservative — still agree.
While The Federalist is indeed an important resource for understanding the meaning of our Constitution, its relevance is based on something deeper. The authors of the essays knew that the principles of our Founding would not always be unquestioned, so they gave us the strongest defense of those principles as part of the immediate political struggle for ratification. The Federalist not only illuminates the meaning of the Constitution's text. It also explains how our Constitution embodies the core principles of the Declaration of Independence and why it must be preserved in the face of present struggles.
In this monograph, Anthony Peacock, professor of political science at Utah State University, offers us a brief guide to The Federalist , a road map illuminating the major issues treated in the essays and explaining their continued relevance for us today. An appendix of important passages on contemporary subjects is also included as a helpful resource for interested readers.
Despite our contemporary challenges, we still enjoy some measure of constitutional government. More important, our Founders have left us with their teaching and example, showing us the way to restore our Constitution to its rightful place. Our Constitution will endure only if our leaders understand why it is defensible, and there is no better argument in favor of the Constitution that The Federalist Papers .
While The Federalist is indeed an important resource for understanding the meaning of our Constitution, its relevance is based on something deeper. The authors of the essays knew that the principles of our Founding would not always be unquestioned, so they gave us the strongest defense of those principles as part of the immediate political struggle for ratification. The Federalist not only illuminates the meaning of the Constitution's text. It also explains how our Constitution embodies the core principles of the Declaration of Independence and why it must be preserved in the face of present struggles.
In this monograph, Anthony Peacock, professor of political science at Utah State University, offers us a brief guide to The Federalist , a road map illuminating the major issues treated in the essays and explaining their continued relevance for us today. An appendix of important passages on contemporary subjects is also included as a helpful resource for interested readers.
Despite our contemporary challenges, we still enjoy some measure of constitutional government. More important, our Founders have left us with their teaching and example, showing us the way to restore our Constitution to its rightful place. Our Constitution will endure only if our leaders understand why it is defensible, and there is no better argument in favor of the Constitution that The Federalist Papers .
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107 pages, Paperback
First published March 26, 2010
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February 28, 2023
Though I have not yet read The Federalist Papers, this book appears to pretty much summarize the key topics of The Federalist Papers. Wow! The founders were brilliant people! Every student in the United States should be required to read the Declaration of Independance and the Constitution. As supplementary reading, this book is a great aid to learning and understanding the purpose, reasoning, and thought that went into the construction of those documents. It is obvious that much of the public have little to no understanding of how our government is set up and why it was formed in the manner it is. That is a shame. I highly recommend this volume as a big step toward correcting that failure!
November 15, 2017
A great little book on the principles of the federalists papers. Also great quotes at the end from the most significant papers.
August 11, 2015
Read along with the Hillsdale online course.
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