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Tuesday, April 7, 2009

The Federalist Papers

The Federalist Papers
by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay

The Federalist Papers brilliantly defend what was in their day a revolutionary charter--the Constitution of the United States. The Federalist Papers explain the complexities of a constitutional government its political structure and sprinciples based on the inherent rights of man. Scholars have long regarded this work as a milestone in political science and a classic of American political theory.