Contents
| Introductionviii | |
| Antifederalist No. | |
| 1. General Introduction: A Dangerous Plan of Benefit Only to the "Aristocratick Combination"1 | |
| 2. "We Have Been Told of Phantoms . . ."2 | |
| 3. New Constitution Creates a National Government; Will Not Abate Foreign Influence; Dangers of Civil War and Despotism6 | |
| 4. Foreign Wars, Civil Wars, and Indian Wars--Three Bugbears8 | |
| 5. Scotland and England--A Case in Point12 | |
| 6. The Hobgoblins of Anarchy and Dissensions Among the States14 | |
| 7. Adoption of the Constitution Will Lead to Civil War16 | |
| 8. "The Power Vested in Congress of Sending Troops for Suppressing Insurrections Will Always Enable Them to Stifle the First Struggles of Freedom"18 | |
| 9. A Consolidated Government Is a Tyranny20 | |
| 10. On the Preservation of Parties, Public Liberty Depends23 | |
| 11. Unrestricted Power Over Commerce Should Not Be Given the National Government27 | |
| 12. How Will the New Government Raise Money?30 | |
| 13. The Expense of the New Government33 | |
| 14. Extent of Territory Under Consolidated Government Too Large to Preserve Liberty or Protect Property36 | |
| 15. Rhode Island Is Right!39 | |
| 16. Europeans Admire and Federalists Decry the Present System40 | |
| 17. Federalist Power Will Ultimately Subvert State Authority42 | |
| 18-20. What Does History Teach? (I)45 | |
| 18-20. What Does History Teach? (II)48 | |
| 21. Why the Articles Failed51 | |
| 22. Articles of Confederation Simply Requires Amendments, Particularly for Commercial Power and Judicial Power; Constitution Goes Too Far54 | |
| 23. Certain Powers Necessary for the Common Defense, Can and Should Be Limited57 | |
| 24. Objections to a Standing Army (I)62 | |
| 25. Objections to a Standing Army (II)66 | |
| 26. The Use of Coercion By the New Government (I)70 | |
| 27. The Use of Coercion By the New Government (II)73 | |
| 28. The Use of Coercion By the New Government (III)74 | |
| 29. Objections to National Control of the Militia77 |
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Publication information:
Book title: The Antifederalist Papers.
Contributors: Morton Borden - Editor.
Publisher: Michigan State University Press.
Place of publication: East Lansing, MI.
Publication year: 1965.
Page number: v.
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