Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 094045064X, Hardcover)
"The Debate on the Constitution" charts the course of the bloodless revolution that created the government of the United States and the world's oldest working national charter. In speeches, newspaper articles, pamphlets, and letters, this unique collection captures firsthand the energy and eloquence of the stormy ratification struggle. Franklin, Madison, Jefferson, Washington, Patrick Henry, and many less well known voices speak with passion and articulateness about issues of personal liberty and public order that continue to resonate in today's headlines. Along with a detailed chronology and notes, each volume also includes the full texts of the Declaration in Independence, Articles of Confederation, and Constitution.
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I vastly preferred this book to the Federalist Papers, because this includes BOTH sides in the debate concerning whether the states should ratify the freshly signed U.S. Constitution. And I found it satisfying that the dreams and concerns of our ancestors are still being championed by citizens of today. (