Perhaps the most prominent idea that Hamilton promotes is that of a strong executive as provided by the U.S.

In Federalist #1, Hamilton sets the tone for the series by calling attention to the unique opportunity of the founders to establish a new government by reflection and choice, in contrast to most existing governments, which were founded by force. Hamilton was killed in a duel with Aaron Burr, who was the vice president at the time.

As the first secretary of the Treasury, he was responsible for establishing a national bank. A few biographical notes: Hamilton was one of the founders, a protégé of George Washington. Hamilton invited both Jay and Madison to join the project, but I’m going to focus on Hamilton and Madison since the bulk of the The Federalist was written by them - Jay became seriously ill after composing Federalist #5. Alexander Hamilton came up with the idea of writing The Federalist in response to published criticisms of the new constitution (by authors later called the Anti-Federalists), which were written under such pseudonyms as “Cato” and “Brutus” (ancient defenders of the Roman Republic). They were composed by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, appearing in print under the pseudonym “Publius,” a name drawn from Publius Valerius, the ancient Roman who helped to establish the Roman Republic. The Federalist was originally published as a series of newspaper articles whose aim was to convince the states to ratify the newly drafted federal constitution. Before I do that, it is probably good to set out a few historical facts. But I would like to provide some more concrete reasons for its inclusion in our curriculum by sketching a few of the key themes. It is to some degree obvious why we read The Federalist, since it is among the key texts of the American founding. They are part of an ongoing series of talks about why the College includes certain texts in its curriculum. Goyette’s report to the Board of Governors at its November 16, 2019, meeting. Note: The following remarks are adapted from Dean John J.

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