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The Anti-Federalist Papers and the Constitutional Convention Debates

The dissenting opinions of Patrick Henry and others who saw the Constitution as a threat to our hard-won rights and liberties. The complete text of dissenting opinions of those who saw the Constitution as a threat are collected in this volume with Convention debates, commentaries, and lists that cross-reference to its companion Signet Classics volume The Federalist Papers.

Subject
politicshistorybiographyphilosophysocial science
Genre
historical fictionlegal thriller
Themes
american historypoliticshistory
Setting
USA
Audience
adult
Form
essays

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