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The Anti-Federalist Papers

Mar 11th

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.

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Audio Files	128Kbps MP3	Ogg Vorbis	64Kbps MP3
01 Centinel I	25 MB	13 MB	13 MB
02 Centinel XI	6.87 MB	3.52 MB	3.43 MB
03 Federal Farmer I	18 MB	15 MB	9.12 MB
04 Federal Farmer II	10 MB	8.28 MB	5.21 MB
05 Federal Farmer III	33 MB	27 MB	16 MB
06 Federal Farmer IV	18 MB	15 MB	9.09 MB
07 Federal Farmer V	15 MB	13 MB	7.73 MB
08 Federal Farmer VI	23 MB	19 MB	11 MB
09 Federal Farmer VII	18 MB	15 MB	9.03 MB
10 Federal Farmer VIII	15 MB	12 MB	7.31 MB
11 Federal Farmer IX	21 MB	17 MB	10 MB
12 Federal Farmer X	14 MB	12 MB	7.03 MB
13 Federal Farmer XI	21 MB	18 MB	11 MB
14 Federal Farmer XII	21 MB	17 MB	10 MB
15 Federal Farmer XIII	19 MB	16 MB	9.69 MB
16 Federal Farmer XIV	22 MB	18 MB	11 MB
17 Federal Farmer XV	26 MB	21 MB	13 MB
18 Federal Farmer XVI	23 MB	19 MB	12 MB
19 Federal Farmer XVII	27 MB	22 MB	14 MB
20 Federal Farmer XVIII	31 MB	25 MB	15 MB
21 Brutus I	27 MB	13 MB	13 MB
22 Brutus II	14 MB	6.74 MB	7.00 MB
23 Brutus III	14 MB	6.63 MB	6.94 MB
24 Brutus IV	17 MB	8.18 MB	8.54 MB
25 Brutus V	15 MB	7.39 MB	7.56 MB
26 Brutus VI	19 MB	9.06 MB	9.47 MB
27 Brutus VII	14 MB	6.66 MB	6.80 MB
28 Brutus VIII	8.56 MB	4.12 MB	4.28 MB
29 Brutus IX	13 MB	6.18 MB	6.46 MB
30 Brutus X	14 MB	6.80 MB	6.87 MB
31 Brutus XII	16 MB	7.53 MB	7.88 MB
32 Brutus XII	16 MB	7.68 MB	7.96 MB
33 Brutus XIII	8.95 MB	4.31 MB	4.47 MB
34 Brutus XIV	18 MB	8.99 MB	8.98 MB
35 Brutus XV	15 MB	6.48 MB	7.26 MB
36 Brutus XVI	12 MB	5.67 MB	5.79 MB
37 John DeWitt 1	13 MB	7.86 MB	6.48 MB
38 John DeWitt II	13 MB	7.81 MB	6.49 MB
39 John Dewitt III	15 MB	9.07 MB	7.59 MB
40 Cato III	8.66 MB	7.02 MB	4.33 MB
41 Cato IV	7.85 MB	6.41 MB	3.92 MB
42 Cato V	9.29 MB	7.60 MB	4.64 MB
43 Cato VII	7.50 MB	6.11 MB	3.75 MB
44 Agrippa VI	5.47 MB	4.36 MB	2.74 MB
45 Agrippa VII	8.03 MB	6.34 MB	4.02 MB
46 Agrippa VIII	5.13 MB	4.08 MB	2.57 MB
47 Agrippa IX	5.91 MB	4.80 MB	2.96 MB
48 Penn Minority	81 MB	62 MB	41 MB
49 Impartial Examiner I	26 MB	16 MB	13 MB
50 Impartial Examiner II	14 MB	8.38 MB	7.12 MB
51 Impartial Examiner III	23 MB	14 MB	12 MB
52 Maryland Farmer IV	17 MB	13 MB	8.55 MB
53 Maryland Farmer V	41 MB	32 MB	21 MB
54 Patrick Henry, 5 June 1788	47 MB	23 MB	24 MB
55 Patrick Henry, 7 June 1788	32 MB	15 MB	16 MB
56 Patrick Henry, 9 June 1788	62 MB	29 MB	31 MB