The Anti-Federalist Papers

The Federalist Papers defend the concept of a strong central government with their arguments in favor of the Constitution. The Anti-Federalist Papers reveal the dissenting opinions of such statesmen as Patrick Henry and John DeWitt, who saw in the other documents threats to rights and liberties so recently won from England.

This important book of original source material allows readers to engage in the political conversations and conflicts of early America, a valuable pursuit even as differing opinions and policies abound currently. Perhaps political disagreements today won't seem quite as unusual once the politics of 1787 are understood!