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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... Republic might have been able to relax a bit and enjoy what Thomas Jefferson immortalized as the “pursuit of happiness,” while Adams himself might have enjoyed a few minutes of fame. But unlike the Virginian Jefferson, Adams hailed from ...
... Republic might have been able to relax a bit and enjoy what Thomas Jefferson immortalized as the “pursuit of happiness,” while Adams himself might have enjoyed a few minutes of fame. But unlike the Virginian Jefferson, Adams hailed from ...
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... republic was founded. Republicanism did share one idea with Christianity, a distrust of wealth and of the rise of commerce and trade. Christianity taught that an excess of money deflects the true spiritual purposes of life, while ...
... republic was founded. Republicanism did share one idea with Christianity, a distrust of wealth and of the rise of commerce and trade. Christianity taught that an excess of money deflects the true spiritual purposes of life, while ...
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... republic would continue the political structures of old England, with an upper and a lower house in the legislature, a strong executive, and power divided among the branches of government rather than concentrated in a national assembly ...
... republic would continue the political structures of old England, with an upper and a lower house in the legislature, a strong executive, and power divided among the branches of government rather than concentrated in a national assembly ...
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... Republic to sketch the degeneration of various polities from the ideal republic to timocracy, oligarchy, democracy, and tyranny. Classical thinkers seldom thought of politics in religious terms, but Adams reminded readers that the ...
... Republic to sketch the degeneration of various polities from the ideal republic to timocracy, oligarchy, democracy, and tyranny. Classical thinkers seldom thought of politics in religious terms, but Adams reminded readers that the ...
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... republic. Shakespeare also affirmed what Adams learned from Adam Smith: Human relations turned on what was observed rather than what was known; what you see is what you get. Centuries earlier Machiavelli anticipated this spectatorial ...
... republic. Shakespeare also affirmed what Adams learned from Adam Smith: Human relations turned on what was observed rather than what was known; what you see is what you get. Centuries earlier Machiavelli anticipated this spectatorial ...
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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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