The Portable John AdamsIn 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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No one doubted Adams's integrity, and he was often called Honest John Adams, but fame and glory went to the general who had led the country to victory. During the inauguration all eyes were on the tall, imposing Washington, ...
No one doubted Adams's integrity, and he was often called Honest John Adams, but fame and glory went to the general who had led the country to victory. During the inauguration all eyes were on the tall, imposing Washington, ...
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... fame, fortune, for any good, is too languid to make me apply with spirit to my books, and by reason of my inattention, my mind is liable to be called off from law by a girl, a pipe, a poem, a loveletter, a Spectator, a play, &c. &c.
... fame, fortune, for any good, is too languid to make me apply with spirit to my books, and by reason of my inattention, my mind is liable to be called off from law by a girl, a pipe, a poem, a loveletter, a Spectator, a play, &c. &c.
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During Adams's four years in office America was in an undeclared war with France on the high seas, called the Quasi War. Both England and France, who were at war with each other, seized American ships and impressed sailors.
During Adams's four years in office America was in an undeclared war with France on the high seas, called the Quasi War. Both England and France, who were at war with each other, seized American ships and impressed sailors.
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Revolution called for one form of thinking; the Constitution another. That Adams could advocate the right of revolution and then proceed to ask Americans to obey the new national government made it seem that he had betrayed the Spirit ...
Revolution called for one form of thinking; the Constitution another. That Adams could advocate the right of revolution and then proceed to ask Americans to obey the new national government made it seem that he had betrayed the Spirit ...
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Often philosophers could be divided between different orientations, called the Ancients and the Moderns, one group looking to the past, the other to the present ...
Often philosophers could be divided between different orientations, called the Ancients and the Moderns, one group looking to the past, the other to the present ...
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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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| Titlu | The Portable John Adams Penguin Classics |
| Autor | John Adams |
| Coautor | Jack Diggins |
| Editor | Penguin, 2004 |
| ISBN | 1440650969, 9781440650963 |
| Lungime | 576 pagini |
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