What the Anti-Federalists Were For
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What the Anti-Federalists Were For
| Full title | What the Anti-Federalists Were For: The Political Thought of the Opponents of the Constitution |
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| Author | Herbert J. Storing |
| Published | 1981 |
| Pages | 111 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Storing’s introduction to The Complete Anti-Federalist, reconstructing what the Constitution’s opponents were for — a small territory, a relatively homogeneous citizenry and active civic virtue, all of which a large commercial republic with a strong executive would hollow out — and crediting them with the Bill of Rights and a permanent second voice in American argument. |
Where I heard about it
- Brendan McCord — on his Philosopher-Entrepreneur Reading List, March 2026, in The American Experiment section, which pairs founding documents with their critics: The Federalist Papers a few entries above, Storing’s companion volume with Bessette directly below. Full transcription: The Philosopher-Entrepreneur Reading List.
About this edition
The introductory volume to Storing’s seven-volume The Complete Anti-Federalist.
Connections
- Founding Fathers — the generation on both sides of the argument.
- Democracy — the scale question the Anti-Federalists raised.
- The Philosopher-Entrepreneur Reading List — the curriculum this came from.
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.