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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... friends, colleagues, and political opponents could count on long letters, some written during a storm on the high ... friend, and an even closer friend to his wife, Abigail, couldn't believe that the former president would explode in ...
... friends, colleagues, and political opponents could count on long letters, some written during a storm on the high ... friend, and an even closer friend to his wife, Abigail, couldn't believe that the former president would explode in ...
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... friend of Adams's, insisted that America was trying to tell France what to do without realizing that the French, unlike the Americans, had to declare their rights before they possessed them. In truth, America never really had a ...
... friend of Adams's, insisted that America was trying to tell France what to do without realizing that the French, unlike the Americans, had to declare their rights before they possessed them. In truth, America never really had a ...
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... friends in the National Assembly of France,” said Adams, “have abolished all distinctions. But do not be deceived, my dear countrymen. Impossibilities cannot be performed. Have they leveled all fortunes and equally divided all property ...
... friends in the National Assembly of France,” said Adams, “have abolished all distinctions. But do not be deceived, my dear countrymen. Impossibilities cannot be performed. Have they leveled all fortunes and equally divided all property ...
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... friends preferred each other to strangers and families stuck together. In fact, Adams's analysis presaged by ... friend! He has been dead these fifty years; but I love his memory, and should be glad to be acquainted with any of his ...
... friends preferred each other to strangers and families stuck together. In fact, Adams's analysis presaged by ... friend! He has been dead these fifty years; but I love his memory, and should be glad to be acquainted with any of his ...
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... friends and antagonists. For a comprehensive study of Adams as a political thinker, see C. Bradley Thompson, John Adams and the Spirit of Liberty (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1998). More slender but still valuable studies are ...
... friends and antagonists. For a comprehensive study of Adams as a political thinker, see C. Bradley Thompson, John Adams and the Spirit of Liberty (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1998). More slender but still valuable studies are ...
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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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