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The Federalist
A Collection of Essays, Written in Favor of the
Constitution of the United States, as Agreed Upon by the
Federal Convention, September 17, 1787
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The Federalist is America’s greatest
political classic. It was written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James
Madison in 1787 and 1788 to help secure the adoption of the new constitution
in the state of New York. The Federalist is a collection of 85 essays which
were originally printed in the newspapers of New York City. After their
publication in the newspapers, the essays were printed in book form and
entitled, The Federalist. The two volume set was distributed to delegates in
New York and throughout the new states who were also participating in state
ratifying conventions.
In the various essays of The Federalist, Hamilton,
Madison and Jay went carefully through each clause of the new constitution
and explained the meaning of those who drafted it in Philadelphia during the
summer of 1787. Since Hamilton and Madison were delegates to the Federal
Convention they had first hand information on the formation of the new
constitution. In addition, Madison kept a secret journal which was not
published until after the last delegate died, which contained all of the
speeches, debates and votes taken during the convention. Madison was well
qualified to outline the purpose and intent of each and every word and
clause and section in the constitution. |
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Famous Comments on The Federalist |
"The best commentary on the principles of
government which has ever been written." – Thomas Jefferson
“[It] will merit the notice of posterity because in it
are candidly discussed the principles of freedom and the topics of
government which will always be interesting to mankind, so long as they
shall be connected with civil society.” – George Washington
The Federalist is a “classical work in the English
language, and a commentary on the Constitution of the United States, of
scarcely less authority than the Constitution itself. – John Quincy
Adams
"The opinion of The Federalist has always been
considered as of great authority. It is a complete commentary on our
Constitution, and is appealed to by all parties in the question to which
that instrument has given birth. Its intrinsic value entitles it to its
highest rank, and the part two of its authors performed in framing the
Constitution put it very much in their power to explain the views with
which it was framed." – Chief Justice John Marshall
"The Federalist may fairly enough be regarded as the
most authentic exposition of the text of the federal Constitution, as
understood by the body which prepared and the Authority which accepted
it." -- James Madison
“There is no work on the subject of the
Constitution, and on republican and federal government generally, that
deserves to be more thoroughly studied....
“No constitution of government ever received a more
masterly and successful vindication.
"I know not, indeed, of any work on the principles of
free government that is to be compared, in instruction and in intrinsic
value, to this small and unpretending volume of The Federalist: not even
if we resort to Aristotle, Cicero, Machiavelli, Montesquieu, Milton,
Locke or Burke. It is equally admirable in the depths of its wisdom, the
comprehensiveness of its views, the sagacity of its reflections and the
fearlessness, patriotism, candor, simplicity and elegance with which its
truths are uttered and recommended." – Chancellor James Kent
The Federalist is “an incomparable commentary of three
of the greatest statesmen of their age.” – Justice Joseph Story
The Federalist is “an excellent book, which ought to be familiar to the
statesmen of all countries.” –Alexis de Tocqueville
“Descending from theory to practice, there can be no better book than
The Federalist.” – Thomas Mann Randolph
The Federalist is “the most comprehensive and profound defense ever
written of the American form of government.” –David F. Epstein
The Federalist is “the most famous of American books, and undoubtedly
the most profound and suggestive treatise on government that has ever
been written. – John Fiske
The Federalist is “the most important commentary on the Constitution
that was written contemporaneously with its creation and its
establishment.” – George Ticknor Curtis
The Federalist is “the most instructive work on political science ever
written in the United States.... it ranks first in the world’s
literature of political science.” – Charles Beard
“The enthusiasm displayed by American statesmen, jurists, and scholars
is vindicated by compelling facts. Decisions of the Supreme Court
consistently have referred to The Federalist and made it the basis of
judicial argument. In the United States, the Papers have demonstrated a
continuous validity that is matched only by the Declaration of
Independence and the Constitution.” – Gottfried Dietze |
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