FederalistPapersReprint <== FREE PDF reprint of The Federalist Papers
24 Nov 2011
Dear Readers:
The Federalist Papers are a series of 85 essays by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay published from the fall of 1787 to the spring of 1788. Their purpose was to explain and defend the newly-crafted U. S. Constitution (intended to supercede the Articles of Confederation) during the ratification debate in New York. In the course of these essays, these three founding fathers discuss the philosophy of limited government with necessary powers, the separation of powers between the states and the federal government, and how these were implemented in the Constitution.
It is important for those who believe in limited government to read and understand the Federalist Papers. They are as relevant today as they ever were. Page 2 of the reprint (available in pdf only due to its length) contains a commercial for a book that will help you understand it better; I hope you will consider that too.
The Federalist is in the public domain, and there is nothing copyrighted in this reprint. Please distribute it as you see fit.
Thanks for reading,
Ed Duvall
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