judyward's review against another edition
4.0
Given the current political climate I decided that I needed to go back to these essays published in New York after the Constitutional Convention defending and explaining the system of government that would be established by the proposed constitution that would replace the ineffectual Articles of Confederation. I've read before but they are always worth my time. Thank you Mr. Madison, Mr. Hamilton, and Mr. Jay.
wah38's review against another edition
5.0
I'm tired of hearing the 10th-grade-history level response of "actually these were Federalist propaganda and thus unreliable." So then don't just read these: read Federal Farmer and other Anti-Federalists, 1790s debates between Hamilton and Madison (like the one over the First Bank of the US and the one over foreign policy), Farrand's notes from the Convention (while recognizing that Madison edited some of his notes decades later), and as many sources as you can. But don't just throw out the Federalist Papers because Hamilton and Madison were using the Papers to convince NY to ratify the Constitution.
vlionhardt's review against another edition
4.0
A little dry at parts, but the overall message of the unity of the States and its space in the global theatre is a lesson that shouldn't be forgotten, namely at a time like this. Highly recommended for die-hard fans of history, particularly US history.
me511kev's review against another edition
5.0
Excellent lesson in how our government was formed. Our founders really were brilliant and looked at all previous attempts from Greek all the way through Great Brittain to learn what was good and what was bad. In addition, they understood human behaviour and motivations, which they built checks in to the Constitution to mitigate those negative tendencies. It's a bit dry, and I recommend the audio, but every citizen should read this and learn how the government works (or deadlocks if needed)
kpagan's review against another edition
Very hard to read, I could barely understand it.