Showing posts with label Alexander Hamilton. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alexander Hamilton. Show all posts
Sunday, August 24, 2025

In defense of the Ancient Greeks and Romans

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“In the most pure democracies of Greece , many of the executive functions were performed, not by the people themselves, but by officers elec...
Monday, June 10, 2024

How the Greeks and Romans influenced the Founding Fathers

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Note: This blog post quotes from some historical documents, which contain words that would now be considered offensive. These words are only...
Monday, July 10, 2023

A review of William Blackstone’s “Commentaries on the Laws of England”

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“The objects of the laws of England are so very numerous and extensive, that, in order to consider them with any tolerable ease and perspic...
Wednesday, October 27, 2021

A review of “The Federalist Papers” (audiobook)

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“I propose, in a series of papers, to discuss the following interesting particulars : The utility of the Union to your political prosperity;...
Friday, September 17, 2021

A review of “The Constitutional Convention” (audiobook)

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“Resolved. that the right of suffrage in the first branch of the national Legislature ought not to be according to the rule established in t...
Monday, June 21, 2021

A review of “The Ratification Debates” (audiobook)

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“And the Articles of this Confederation shall be inviolably observed by every State, and the Union shall be perpetual; nor shall any alterat...
Thursday, March 14, 2019

How did the Founding Fathers use Blackstone's writings about the monarchy?

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“The office of president is treated with levity and intimated to be a machine calculated for state pageantry. Suffer me to view the comma...
Sunday, December 16, 2018

The Habeas Corpus Act and the English Bill of Rights influenced our Constitution

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“The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may r...
Friday, October 27, 2017

“Publius”: The secret pen name of three Founding Fathers

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"As the perusal of the political papers under the signature of Publius has afforded me great satisfaction, I shall certainly conside...
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Thursday, October 27, 2016

So what exactly are the “Federalist Papers,” anyway?

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"It has been frequently remarked that it seems to have been reserved to the people of this country, by their conduct and example, to ...
Saturday, September 17, 2016

An overview of the American federal courts

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"The judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme court , and in such inferior courts as the Congress may, fro...

An overview of the American presidency

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"The Executive power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America . He shall hold office during the term of four ye...
Tuesday, June 21, 2016

How the Constitution was almost not ratified

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"The ratification of the conventions of  nine states , shall be sufficient for the establishment of this constitution between the sta...
Saturday, March 21, 2015

A review of “Founding Brothers” (History Channel)

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"[The Congress shall have the power] To exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever, over such district (not exceeding ten...
Sunday, January 11, 2015

A review of PBS’s “Alexander Hamilton” movie

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"There is an elegant memorial in Washington to Jefferson, but none to Hamilton. However, if you seek Hamilton's monument, look ar...
Wednesday, September 17, 2014

A review of “A More Perfect Union: America Becomes A Nation”

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"We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union , establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide...