… are our historical documents? Check out these links!
Historic Documents on the Patriot Post website includes all the historic documents that have influenced the formation, writing, and framing of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the US – back to the Code of Hammurabi. This is an excellent source for information.
The United States Constitution. {NOTE: This site has some excellent commentary on the Constitutions of the USA and Canada.
Charters of Freedom – the website of the US Government with excellent historical explanations of how and why the Constitution came to be. However, watch out for the discussions of the Amendments, as these get a little biased.
GPO Access – Free downloads in both text and PDF formats of the Constitution with some analysis and interpretation included.
Emory Law Library in Atlanta GA.
The Federalist Papers contain the mind of the framers of both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. They are critical to understanding the true meaning of each element of the Declaration and the Constitution. “… the essays explain particular provisions of the Constitution in detail. For this reason, and because Hamilton and Madison were each members of the Constitutional Convention, the Federalist Papers are often used today to help interpret the intentions of those drafting the Constitution.” (Thomas – LoC) Warning – these are tough going for those used to light reading. I suggest printing them out as you get ready to read each one. There are a number of locations where you can find them:
Emory Law Library in Atlanta GA.
Just as there was support for ratifying the Constitution, there were those who were cautionary or openly against it. Their collected writings are called the Anti-Federalist Papers. These are just as important to read as the former.
Another place for reading the Founding Fathers Documents, with some different commentary, is the University of Groningen, Netherlands.
Happy reading!
Thank you for going to the trouble (with your poor, painful hands) to look this up and type it out so nicely. I have put a link to this post on my blog. I don’t get a lot of readers, but perhaps one will read and pass it on, and it will spread a little.
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Thanks for the link, dollbaby! You are a gem!
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