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Total running time: 19 hours, 52 minutes
Summary: During the period of debate over the ratification of the Constitution, numerous independent local speeches and articles were published all across the country. Initially, many of the articles in opposition were written under pseudonyms, such as Brutus, Centinel, and Federal Farmer. Eventually, famous revolutionary figures such as Patrick Henry came out publicly against the Constitution. They argued that the strong national government proposed by the Federalists was a threat to the rights of individuals and that the President would become a king. They objected to the federal court system created by the proposed constitution. This produced a phenomenal body of political writing; the best and most influential of these articles and speeches were gathered by historians into a collection known as the Anti-Federalist Papers in allusion to the Federalist Papers. (Summary by Ticktockman for Librivox)
05 Federal Farmer III 00:35:53
09 Federal Farmer VII 00:19:43
10 Federal Farmer VIII00:15:58
14 Federal Farmer XII 00:22:44
15 Federal Farmer XIII 00:21:09
16 Federal Farmer XIV 00:23:35
18 Federal Farmer XVI 00:25:15
19 Federal Farmer XVII 00:29:54
20 Federal Farmer XVIII 00:33:31
49 Impartial Examiner I 00:28:46
50 Impartial Examiner II 00:15:33
51 Impartial Examiner III 00:25:25
52 Maryland Farmer IV 00:18:40
54 Patrick Henry, 5 June 1788 00:51:35