The Federalist Papers

The Federalist Papers

《The Federalist Papers》是2003年4月1日Penguin Random House US出版的圖書,作者是AlexanderHamilton(亞歷山大·漢米爾頓)、JamesMadison(詹姆士·麥迪遜)、JohnJay(約翰·傑)。

基本介紹

  • 書名:The Federalist Papers
  • 作者:AlexanderHamilton(亞歷山大·漢米爾頓)、JamesMadison(詹姆士·麥迪遜)、JohnJay(約翰·傑)
  • 出版社:Penguin Random House US
  • ISBN:9780451528810
內容簡介,作者簡介,

內容簡介

《聯邦黨人文集》三位作者都是美國建國初期起過不同作用的資產階級歷史人物。他們當時自稱聯邦共和國制度。因此,《聯邦黨人文集》是全面為新憲法辯護的一部著作。對目前聯邦政府的無能有了無可置疑的經驗以後,要請你們為美利堅合眾國慎重考慮一部新的憲法。這個問題本身就能說明它的重要性;因為它的後果涉及聯邦的生存、聯邦各組成部分的安全與福利,以及一個在許多方面可以說是世界上最引人注意的帝國的命運。時常有人指出,似乎有下面的重要問題留待我國人民用他們的行為和範例來求得解決:人類社會是否真正能夠通過深思熟慮和自由選擇來建立一個良好的政府,還是他們永遠注定要靠機遇和強力來決定他們的政治組織。如果這句話不無道理,那末我們也許可以理所當然地把我們所面臨的緊要關頭當做是應該作出這項決定的時刻;由此看來,假使我們選錯自己將要扮演的角色,那就應當認為是全人類的不幸。
這個想法會在愛國心的動機之外又增加關懷人類的動機,以提高所有思慮周到的善良人士對這事件的關切心情。如果我們的選擇取決於對我們真正利益的明智估計,而不受與公共利益無關的事實的迷惑和影響,那就萬分幸運了。但這件事情與其說是可以認真預期,還不如說是只能熱切希望而已。提供給我們審議的那個計畫,要影響太多的私人利益,要改革太多的地方機構,因此在討論中必然會涉及與計畫的是非曲直無關的各種事物,並且激起對尋求真理不利的觀點、情感和偏見。
在新憲法必然會碰到的最大障礙中,可以很容易地發現下列情況:每一州都有某一類的人,他們的明顯利益在於反對一切變化,因為那些變化有可能減少他們在州政府中所任職位的權力、待遇和地位;另外還有一類人,他們出於不正常的野心,或者希望趁國家混亂的機會擴大自己的權力,或者認為,對他們來說在國家分為幾個部分邦聯政府的情況下,要比聯合在一起有更多向上爬的機會。

作者簡介

Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757 – July 12, 1804) was a Founding Father, soldier, economist, political philosopher, one of America's first constitutional lawyers and the first United States Secretary of the Treasury. He has been described as one who "more than any other designed the Government of the United States": As Secretary of the Treasury, Hamilton was the primary author of the economic policies of the George Washington Administration, especially the funding of the state debts by the Federal government, the establishment of a national bank, a system of tariffs, and friendly trade relations with Britain. He became the leader of the Federalist Party, created largely in support of his views, and was opposed by Democratic-Republican Party, led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.
James Madison, Jr. (March 16, 1751– June 28, 1836) was the fourth President of the United States. He is widely regarded as the “Father of the Constitution” and the author of the United States Bill of Rights. He has been called the chief architect of the most important political experiment in human history.
As with Thomas Jefferson, his most significant contributions to American history came before his presidency. The United States Constitution is the world’s oldest written constitution, and is considered to be the most important document ever written in the history of freedom. The Constitution has been a model for other constitutions around the world ever since, and many of them read remarkably like America’s Constitution.
As a leader of the new Federalist Party, Jay was the Governor of New York State from 1795 to 1801, and he became the state's leading opponent of slavery. His first two attempts to pass laws for the emancipation of all slaves in New York failed in 1777 and in 1785, but his third attempt succeeded in 1799. The new law that he signed into existence brought about the emancipation of all slaves there before his death in 1829.
John Jay (December 12, 1745 – May 17, 1829) was an American politician, statesman, revolutionary, diplomat, a Founding Father of the United States, and the first Chief Justice of the United States (1789–95).
Jay served as the President of the Continental Congress from 1778 to 1779. During and after the American Revolution, Jay was a minister (ambassador) to Spain and France, helping to fashion United States foreign policy, and to secure favorable peace terms from Great Britain (with Jay's Treaty of 1794) and the First French Republic. Jay also co-wrote the Federalist Papers, along with Alexander Hamilton and James Madison.
詹姆斯·麥迪遜(1751—1836年),美國第四任總統。他擔任總統期間曾領導進行第二次美英戰爭,保衛了美國的共和制度,為美國贏得徹底獨立建立了功績。他在1776年參加維吉尼亞憲法的制定,在大陸的國會提供,並且是維吉尼亞會議的一位領導人。他還是出席大陸會議的代表,是制憲會議的主要人物、北部聯邦黨人檔案的起草人之一、眾議院議員、民主共和黨的組織者。
約翰·傑(1745年12月12日 - 1829年5月17日) ,美國政客,政治家,革命家,外交家,美國的國父,和美國(1789年至1795年)的第一個終審法院首席法官。Jay從1778年到1779年擔任大陸會議主席。在美國革命期間和之後,Jay是駐西班牙和法國大使,幫助時尚的美國外交政策,並確保大不列顛和法國第一共和國有利的契約。Jay也寫了聯邦黨人文集"隨著亞歷山大漢密爾頓和詹姆斯麥迪遜"。Jay作為一個新的聯邦黨領袖,紐約州州長,從1795年到1801年,他成為國家的領導反抗奴隸制度。他的前兩次在紐約嘗試解放奴隸,最後失敗了,但他在1799年的第三次嘗試成功了。 1799運動,逐步解放行動。在1829年他去世前成功的簽署解放所有奴隸的法律。

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