Alexander Hamilton

Perhaps the most essential distillation of the Founders' vision of America, The Federalist Papers consist of a series of 85 essays in favor of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. Attributed to Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison, the essays tackle an array of topics that are just as relevant today as they were more than 200 years ago, including human rights, republican governance, the proper scope and jurisdiction of a

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The famous series of papers presented to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 by three of the American founding fathers, outlining the principles underlying the new form of government.