The Constitution of the United States of America and Selected Writings of the Founding Fathers

This volume gathers the core texts of the American founding in one place: Thomas Paine's Common Sense, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the Federalist Papers by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay, the Constitution itself, the Bill of Rights, and Washington's Farewell Address, along with other speeches and writings by figures like Benjamin Franklin and John Hancock.

Arranged roughly chronologically, the collection lets readers trace the founders' arguments in their own words, from the run-up to revolution through the establishment of the constitutional government that followed.