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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... society, is as good as it gets. Today in China the impulse of capitalism has sprung forth from the institution of communism, and the wealthy classes are not content with enjoying their ability to buy and consume. Instead they must do so ...
... society, is as good as it gets. Today in China the impulse of capitalism has sprung forth from the institution of communism, and the wealthy classes are not content with enjoying their ability to buy and consume. Instead they must do so ...
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... society, and what made possible the hope of regeneration was the powerful promise of reason. Indeed the French looked to the American Revolution itself as the triumph of wisdom over “prejudice, dogma, and superstition,” and the ...
... society, and what made possible the hope of regeneration was the powerful promise of reason. Indeed the French looked to the American Revolution itself as the triumph of wisdom over “prejudice, dogma, and superstition,” and the ...
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... society what later came to be called the Protestant Ethic, the determination to work hard and acquire property and wealth as a means of pleasing God and attaining the salvation of the soul. Moreover, even though he saw how emulation ...
... society what later came to be called the Protestant Ethic, the determination to work hard and acquire property and wealth as a means of pleasing God and attaining the salvation of the soul. Moreover, even though he saw how emulation ...
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... societies and cultures. Prejudice and favoritism were natural traits, just as friends preferred each other to strangers ... society, an idea put into practice in Robespierre's Reign of Terror in the name of virtue, when all luxury was ...
... societies and cultures. Prejudice and favoritism were natural traits, just as friends preferred each other to strangers ... society, an idea put into practice in Robespierre's Reign of Terror in the name of virtue, when all luxury was ...
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... society as progressive, he also feared that a “mania for money” would become a nation's obsession to the neglect of ... Society. and. the. Spectatorial. Although formally a political philosopher, Adams tried to teach us to look to society to ...
... society as progressive, he also feared that a “mania for money” would become a nation's obsession to the neglect of ... Society. and. the. Spectatorial. Although formally a political philosopher, Adams tried to teach us to look to society to ...
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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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