Books and Cooks West
April 2000
The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John
Jay
The Federalist Papers by
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay
June 24, 2000, 5:30 PM
Kim's Place
Menu: An interesting African stew, tabouleh & chocolate mousse.
Our rating: 4.33 cups of tea!
The Federalist Papers are available online and are searchable. A collection of documents known as the Anti-Federalist papers written from an opposing point of view is also available. Also available: A concordance of the Federalist Papers.
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"This country and this people seem to have been made for each
other, and it appears as if it was the design of Providence, that an
inheritance so proper and convenient for a band of brethren ... should
never be split into a number of unsocial, jealous, and alien
sovereignties." So wrote John Jay, one of the revolutionary authors
of The Federalist Papers, arguing that if the United States was
truly to be a single nation, its leaders would have to agree on
universally binding rules of governance--in short, a constitution. In a
brilliant set of essays, Jay and his colleagues Alexander Hamilton and
James Madison explored in minute detail the implications of establishing a
kind of rule that would engage as many citizens as possible and that would
include a system of checks and balances. Their arguments proved successful
in the end, and The Federalist Papers stand as key documents in the
founding of the United States.
The Books and Cooks The
Federalist Papers Informal Reading Guide
(member-generated questions in no particular order -- coming after the
meeting)
