That's been giving me chills since Publius talked me into this project. These are truly fundamental political concerns. Nor have the passions of men (nor their vices) changed a great deal since the quill pen gave way to the word processor.
Look at some of the dynamics in this one (and its successor) - class tensions, urban/rural tensions, the desire or reluctance to set up centers of power, funding issues, how to ensure that the government is not one thing to one set of citizens and another to others while simultaneously respecting the differences between regions. I don't think the men who wrote these pieces would be in the least disappointed that we're still debating them. I think they'd be astonished that we still can and delighted that we still do.
Well put! That is a great and uplifting sentiment!