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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... effect, to pay up and shut up. Long before the Declaration, Adams had already given Americans the reasons why they had a right to speak up and be listened to. No doubt Jefferson was a better writer than Adams, but the question remains ...
... effect, to pay up and shut up. Long before the Declaration, Adams had already given Americans the reasons why they had a right to speak up and be listened to. No doubt Jefferson was a better writer than Adams, but the question remains ...
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... , the architects of the Constitution, had also to reconcile what was thought to be the incompatibility of liberty and power. Adams followed them in identifying liberty as power—that is, the capacity to have effect and.
... , the architects of the Constitution, had also to reconcile what was thought to be the incompatibility of liberty and power. Adams followed them in identifying liberty as power—that is, the capacity to have effect and.
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John Adams. liberty as power—that is, the capacity to have effect and make things happen. “The definition of liberty,” wrote Adams, “is a self-determining power in the intellectual agent.” But if liberty makes possible the power to act ...
John Adams. liberty as power—that is, the capacity to have effect and make things happen. “The definition of liberty,” wrote Adams, “is a self-determining power in the intellectual agent.” But if liberty makes possible the power to act ...
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... effects of secret intrigue,” wrote Adams of Machiavelli's rhetorical strategy. The Italian philosopher “would have been much better advised” had he “imputed all these evils to their true cause, an imperfect and unbalanced constitution ...
... effects of secret intrigue,” wrote Adams of Machiavelli's rhetorical strategy. The Italian philosopher “would have been much better advised” had he “imputed all these evils to their true cause, an imperfect and unbalanced constitution ...
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... effect. “The Romans charged the ruin of their commonwealth to luxury,” wrote Adams; “they might have charged it to the want of a balance in their constitution.” By balance Adams meant a strong, independent executive who would mediate ...
... effect. “The Romans charged the ruin of their commonwealth to luxury,” wrote Adams; “they might have charged it to the want of a balance in their constitution.” By balance Adams meant a strong, independent executive who would mediate ...
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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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