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The accessible Federalist : a modern English translation of 16 key Federalist papers

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I am a professional translator with an AAS degree from St. Paul College. I worked as a translator both in the community, at the University of Iowa, and University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics while finishing my degrees at the UI. The imperative for all translation assignments is to convey the exact message. During the four years that I spent writing my first translation of The Federalist Papers , I used Webster's Third International Dictionary to learn the 18 th -century definitions of words.

The very most important thing that you’ll learn from The Federalist Papers is how tyrants gain power over any group or society, how the US Constitution was created to block abuse of power, how the current abuse of power by the federal government is the result of ignoring the Constitution, and how the people can use the Constitution to stop the development of tyranny.

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The Federalist Papers use psychology to explain group behavior, often citing historical examples. Current readers of the Papers can quickly think of examples from the last century to verify the authors’ conclusions.  For example, Federalist Paper Number 1, paragraph 5 seems to explain the rise of Hitler, “Dangerous ambition is more often masked by a zeal for the rights of the people than the zeal for a firm and efficient government.  History teaches us that most men who have overturned the liberties of republics began their career by proclaiming their devotion to the people.  They gain position by arousing people's prejudices and end as tyrants.”

By reading a modern language translation of The Federalist Papers you will also learn:

·       what the Federalist Papers are,

·       why the Articles of Confederation needed to be replaced,

·       the history of republics,

·       the power and responsibilities of the federal and state governments,

how the Constitution blocks abuse of power,

·       why it is safer to have a united country,

·       why neighboring countries often go to war,

·       the federal government's limited powers,

·       how to reduce the violence of faction,

·       the importance of a republic, federal system, and Separation of Powers,

·       Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Powers

·       what is the system of Checks and Balances,

·       how tyranny takes root, grows, and blocks liberty,

·       why a Bill of Rights is redundant and can be dangerous,

·       how to defend the Constitution and,

·       much, much more!

Why should you read a translation? Because the English language has evolved over the past 250 years. Even the meanings of words (and spelling) has changed. The message left by our Founding Fathers is important, not the exact words.

The Federalist Papers discuss the problem with trying to convey a message:

“…Humans use words to express ideas.  Clear expression requires well-formed ideas and the appropriate words.  But no language has words and phrases for every complex idea.  And many words have several meanings.  Therefore, the definition of even a precise subject can be inaccurate because words are inaccurate.  This unavoidable inaccuracy grows worse as the subject becomes more complex or novel.

“When God, Himself, talks to mankind in our language, His meaning—brilliant as it must be—is made dim and doubtful by the cloudy medium through which it is communicated.

“There are three sources of vague and incorrect definitions: (1) indistinctness of the subject, (2) the brain’s imperfections, and (3) the language’s inadequacies.  When the constitutional convention worked to define the boundary between federal and State jurisdictions, it must have experienced all three problems.” 

[Federalist Paper #37 [paragraphs 10-11], The Federalist Papers: Modern English Edition Two ]

The United States Constitution: Annotated with The Federalist Papers in Modern English presents The Federalist Papers in a unique way.  Each clause in the US Constitution is followed by the Federalist Paper references about that clause, taken from The Federalist Papers: Modern English Edition Two .

Here’s an example:

Article 1 Section 6.  The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out in the Treasury of the United States. Number 51 [3] …members of each branch should depend—as little as possible—on other branches for their pay…

Most of the entries are quite long, often citing several Federalist Papers. Here is an example from the Preamble to the Constitution:

promote the general Welfare, Number 41 [26]               …the language in the Constitution appears to be a copy of the Articles of Confederation.  The objective of forming a Union among the States, as described in Article Three, is “their common defense, security of their liberties, and mutual and general welfare.”  Article eight says: “All charges of war and all other expenses that shall be incurred for the com­mon defense or general welfare, and allowed by the United States in Congress, shall be defrayed out of a common treasury,” etc. )  Similar language again occurs in Article Nine.               If we interpret these articles in the Articles of Confederation by the rules objectors have used on the new Constitution, the existing Congress has the power to legislate about everything.  But what if Congress disregarded the specifications that define and limit the general expressions and exercised an unlimited power of providing for the common defense and general welfare?  Would the people making the objections have employed the same reasoning in justification of Congress as they now make against the Convention.  How difficult it is for error to escape its own condemnation! Number 26 [2]               The public firmly believes that greater government energy is essential to the welfare and prosperity of the community. Number 62 [11]               A good government implies two things.  First, it is faithful to government’s objective—the happiness of the people.  Second, it knows how to reach this objective.               Some governments don’t have either of these qualities.  Most governments don’t have the first.  In American governments, too little attention has been paid to the last.  The federal Constitution avoids this error.  And it provides for the last in a way to increase the security for the first. Number 10 [6]               Property rights originate from the people.  But men’s abilities are diverse, creating an insurmountable obstacle to equality of acquisitions.  Protection of these abilities is government’s primary function.   

From these examples, it is clear that The Federalist Papers do not have to be obscure. They are not irrelevant nor even “historical”.

They are, in fact, a guide to saving and guaranteeing a future for The United States of America.

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The accessible Federalist : a modern English translation of 16 key Federalist papers

• No. 1. Introducing the argument for the Constitution / Hamilton
• No. 10. Solution to the problems of faction / Madison
• No. 14. Pure Democracy versus Republic / Madison
• No. 15. Problems with the Articles of Confederation / Hamilton
• No. 37. The Constitution-making experience / Madison
• No. 39. Republicanism and Federalism / Madison
• No. 47. Separation of Powers / Madison
• No. 49. Response to Jefferson's Democratic ideas / Madison
• No. 51. Ambition counteracting ambition / Madison
• No. 54. Slavery and Representation : the Three-Fifths clause / Madison
• No. 57. The House of Representatives / Madison
• No. 62. The Senate / Madison
• No. 68. The Electoral College / Hamilton
• No. 70. The Presidency : efficiency and responsibility / Hamilton
• No. 71. The Presidency : term length / Hamilton
• No. 78. The Supreme Court / Hamilton
• Key quotations from the original text of The federalist
• The Declaration of Independence
• The Articles of Confederation
• The U.S. Constitution.

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Studying The Federalist Papers was the last thing Mary E. Webster expected to do. As an adult, she first heard about them in 1988. And, at the time, she thought she hated history. However, she'd always enjoyed political discussions. She started watching C-SPAN in 1994, which led to a desire to know the original meaning of the provisions in the United States Constitution. She picked up The Federalist Papers. Strictly for her own information, she spent one month, using her interpreting, studying, and writing skills, rewriting Paper Number 1 until she fully understood it. She found the discussion so riveting that she began studying Number 2.

Over the years, Mary has had some unusual jobs. Several helped hone the specific skills she used to "translate" the Federalist Papers. Around 1980, she had three mystery novels published and began studying American Sign Language (ASL), which led to her entering the ASL interpreting program at St. Paul College in 1988, and graduating with honors in 1989. Interpreting was an essential skill for translating The Federalist Papers.

After a 20-year break, in 1990 Mary returned to the University of Iowa, College of Business, finishing her senior year on the dean's list. As she continued at the UI, studying for her MBA in finance, she worked as a freelance ASL interpreter and a writer for Media Research. At Media Research, she summarized the three major networks' (ABC, NBC, CBS) nightly newscasts and emailed them to Washington, D.C. before the following morning.

When she picked up The Federalist Papers in 1994, Mary had no thoughts of publishing a translation. She was already working on a fourth novel and a nonfiction book about clinical depression. But the authors' keen insight into human nature made the discussions timeless. She suspected that if the Papers were more accessible, many people would find them as fascinating as she.

After nearly five years of study, her translation, The Federalist Papers: In Modern Language, was published in 1999. She added new Paper titles and paragraph subtitles, an index referencing Paper and paragraph numbers, and a copy of the United States Constitution indexed to the Papers.

In 2008, her 10th-grade reading-level translation of the Papers, The Federalist Papers: Modern English Edition Two, was published. In 2010, The United States Constitution: Annotated with The Federalist Papers in Modern English was published, making it easy for anyone to become a Constitutional scholar.

Mary offers a unique view of the Constitution because the Federalist Papers are the only opinions of the Constitution that she has read or studied.

Studying her country's roots made Mary curious about her own roots, especially when she learned that Noah Webster probably wrote his dictionary so that people could understand the United States Constitution. Noah and Daniel Webster's 3rd great-grandfather is Mary's 8th great-grandfather (John Webster, the 5th governor of Connecticut), making them 4th cousins 5 times removed. Mary is also the 8th great-granddaughter of Dr. Samuel Fuller and 9th great-granddaughter of John Alden and Myles Standish (all signers of the Mayflower Compact).

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