The Federalist Debate: Liberty and Order | Acton University

The Federalist Debate: Liberty and Order

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A free society needs both liberty and order. One cannot be free without order, but a commitment to order can subtly undermine freedom. This lecture examines the treatment of these issues through the lens of the Federalist Debate that did not so much shape the American experiment of ordered liberty.

Recommended Reading:

Timeline of the Debate to Ratify the U.S. Constitution: http://teachingamericanhistory.org/ratification/timeline.html

Federalist Sources

Federalist #10 (Madison), #15 (Hamilton), #51 (Madison), available at http://www.constitution.org/fed/federa00.htm
James Wilson, Public Speech at Pennsylvania State House, October 6, 1787, available at http://www.constitution.org/afp/jwilson0.htm

Anti-Federalist Sources

Brutus #1, #6 (Robert Yates), available at http://www.constitution.org/afp/afp.htm
Centinel #1 (Samuel Bryan), available at http://www.constitution.org/afp/afp.htm

Intellectual History

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Instructor

Dr. John Pinheiro

Associate Professor of History & Director of Catholic Studies, Aquinas College

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