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WrittenatatimewhenfuriousargumentswereragingaboutthebestwaytogovernAmerica,"TheFederalistPapers"hadtheimmediatepracticalaimofpersuadingNewYorkerstoacceptthenewlydraftedConstitutionin1787.Inthistheyweresupremelysuccessful,buttheirinfluencealsotranscendedcontemporarydebatetowinthemalastingplaceindiscussionsofAmericanpoliticaltheory.AcclaimedbyThomasJeffersonas'thebestcommentaryontheprinciplesofgovernmentwhicheverwaswritten',"TheFederalistPapers"makeapowerfulcaseforpower-sharingbetweenStateandFederalauthoritiesandforaConstitutionthathasenduredlargelyunchangedfortwohundredyears.