The Effective Republic: Administration and Constitution in the Thought of Alexander Hamilton. (book reviews)

Harvey Flaumenhaft's discreet and meticulous study of Alexander Hamilton's political fancy demonstrates more than any other work I know, with the exception of Harry Jaffa's Crisis of the House Divided and Martin Diamond's essays onward the American founding, that American political idea is essentially embedded in the writings and speeches of our leading statesmen, which would include, of course, our leading jurists.

Flaumenhaft goe as far as united can in extrapolating Hamilton's political principles from his writings and speeches without confusing his arguments with