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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... virtue, reason, and human motivation, directly relates to his mind and temperament and to his political career. He believed deeply in liberty and saw himself acting virtuously as he dedicated his life to the public good. Yet as much as ...
... virtue, reason, and human motivation, directly relates to his mind and temperament and to his political career. He believed deeply in liberty and saw himself acting virtuously as he dedicated his life to the public good. Yet as much as ...
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... virtue address me: “Which, dear youth, will you prefer, a life of effeminacy, indolence and obscurity, or a life of industry, temperance and honor? Take my advice; rise and mount your horse by the morning's dawn, and shake away, amidst ...
... virtue address me: “Which, dear youth, will you prefer, a life of effeminacy, indolence and obscurity, or a life of industry, temperance and honor? Take my advice; rise and mount your horse by the morning's dawn, and shake away, amidst ...
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... virtue. The Revolution turned out to be a long war, from 1775 to 1783, and before Washington's encouraging military victories, America suffered several defeats. According to Adams, only one-third of Americans fully supported the ...
... virtue. The Revolution turned out to be a long war, from 1775 to 1783, and before Washington's encouraging military victories, America suffered several defeats. According to Adams, only one-third of Americans fully supported the ...
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... virtues, active participatory involvement in public life, fear of ease and corruption, and a periodic return to the “first principles” on which a republic was founded. Republicanism did share one idea with Christianity, a distrust of ...
... virtues, active participatory involvement in public life, fear of ease and corruption, and a periodic return to the “first principles” on which a republic was founded. Republicanism did share one idea with Christianity, a distrust of ...
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... virtue and reason.” Adams may have agreed about liberty, but he was not altogether sure that the American Revolution met the test of reason and virtue. The skeptical Adams had many more doubts that set him apart from the exponents of ...
... virtue and reason.” Adams may have agreed about liberty, but he was not altogether sure that the American Revolution met the test of reason and virtue. The skeptical Adams had many more doubts that set him apart from the exponents of ...
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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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