The Portable John AdamsPenguin, 29 iun. 2004 - 576 pagini In addition to being an uncompromising defender of liberty, esteemed diplomat, and successor to George Washington, John Adams was a passionate and prolific writer. Adams biographer John Patrick Diggins gathers an impressive variety of his works in this compact, original volume, including parts of his diary and autobiography, and selections from his rich correspondence with this wife, Abigail, Thomas Jefferson, and others. The Portable John Adams also features his most important political works: “A Dissertation on Canon and Feudal Law,” “Thoughts on Government,” “A Defense of Constitutions,” “Novanglus,” and “Discources in Davila.” There is no finer introduction to the protean genius of this seminal American philosopher. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |
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... answer to bad morals. But the practice of law put Adams in touch with those who lived on its fringes, and he warned himself against la dolce vita: Let virtue address me: “Which, dear youth, will you prefer, a life of effeminacy ...
... answer to bad morals. But the practice of law put Adams in touch with those who lived on its fringes, and he warned himself against la dolce vita: Let virtue address me: “Which, dear youth, will you prefer, a life of effeminacy ...
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... answers, yes and no, depending on the era in which his thoughts were expressed. During the struggle against England in the early 1770s, John Adams appeared as a young rebel on the radical left, resisting illegitimate power and defending ...
... answers, yes and no, depending on the era in which his thoughts were expressed. During the struggle against England in the early 1770s, John Adams appeared as a young rebel on the radical left, resisting illegitimate power and defending ...
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... answer to this Wretch. Are these the Sentiments of such a People? And how many of them are there in the Country? Half the Nation for what I know: for half the Nation are debtors if not more, and these have been in all Countries the ...
... answer to this Wretch. Are these the Sentiments of such a People? And how many of them are there in the Country? Half the Nation for what I know: for half the Nation are debtors if not more, and these have been in all Countries the ...
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... answer “to the political heresies which had of late sprung up among us.” Most Americans knew Jefferson had Vice President Adams in mind. Toward the end of the 1790s Jefferson and the newly organized Republican party aimed to drive the ...
... answer “to the political heresies which had of late sprung up among us.” Most Americans knew Jefferson had Vice President Adams in mind. Toward the end of the 1790s Jefferson and the newly organized Republican party aimed to drive the ...
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... answer is, “I do not know.” “No matter; let him go.” Another appears,—“Who is he?” The answer is, “The son of A. B.” “I do not know A. B.” A third appears,—“Who is this?” “The son of C. D.” “C. D.! my friend! He has been dead these ...
... answer is, “I do not know.” “No matter; let him go.” Another appears,—“Who is he?” The answer is, “The son of A. B.” “I do not know A. B.” A third appears,—“Who is this?” “The son of C. D.” “C. D.! my friend! He has been dead these ...
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DIARY AND AUTOBIOGRAPHY | |
CORRESPONDENCE OF JOHN AND ABIGAIL ADAMS Chapter 3 EARLIEST WRITINGS | |
A DISSERTATION ON CANON AND FEUDAL LAW Chapter 5 THOUGHTS ON GOVERNMENT Chapter 6NOVANGLUS Chapter 7 A DEFEN... | |
DISCOURSES ON DAVILA Chapter 9 CORRESPONDENCE WITH ROGER SHERMAN AND JOHN TAYLOR | |
CORRESPONDENCE OF JOHN AND ABIGAIL ADAMS WITH THOMAS JEFFERSON | |
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