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Description
The documents thatshaped a nation. Three of the founding fathers brilliantly defend their revolutionary charter: the Constitution of the United States, a milestone in political science and a classic of American history.
Memorable Quotes
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“Ambition must be made to counteract ambition”
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“If men were angels, no government would be necessary”
First Sentence
AFTER an unequivocal experience of the inefficacy of the subsisting federal government, you are called upon to deliberate on a new Constitution for the United States of America.
Table of Contents
Authors & Contributors
- Clinton Rossiter (Editor)
Other Contributors:
- Alexander Hamilton (Author)
- James Madison (Author)
- John Jay (Author)
- Charles R. Kesler (Introduction)
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