Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Commentary: The Federalist Papers and ‘The Violence of Faction’
It has been said that the oldest word in American politics is “new.” Even the United States Constitution, by far the oldest written constitution in the world, was once new, and had to be defended against charges that it was an unnecessary and unrepublican innovation. The Federalist was keenly aware of the novelty of the Constitution’s enterprise—the attempt to establish “good government from reflection and choice”—but boldly turned it to account.
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Most people in this country don't have clue that the Federalist Papers even exist, never mind what they're about. Personally I've read only a couple of them. If you intend to read them, have a dictionary handy, as they use words that are NOT in today's general usage.
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Nemo is right. And if you're gonna read the Federalist Papers, you really ought to read the Anti-Federalist Papers at the same time, to get a more complete picture of what the Founders were thinking and discussing.
ReplyDeleteI will wait for the DVD series to come out.
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