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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John Adams. constitution of government.” Machiavelli was deceiving himself as well as Italy's citizens with his “pious exhortations” of patriotism and virtue. “One is . . . astonished at the reflection of Machiavelli,—'Such was the ...
John Adams. constitution of government.” Machiavelli was deceiving himself as well as Italy's citizens with his “pious exhortations” of patriotism and virtue. “One is . . . astonished at the reflection of Machiavelli,—'Such was the ...
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... Adams to the attention of the public is David McCullough's spectacular best-selling John Adams (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001). It is an engaging narrative of Adams's life and times. Joseph J. Ellis's Passionate Sage: The Character ...
... Adams to the attention of the public is David McCullough's spectacular best-selling John Adams (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001). It is an engaging narrative of Adams's life and times. Joseph J. Ellis's Passionate Sage: The Character ...
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John Adams. 15. Monday. I sometimes in my sprightly moments consider myself, in my great chair at school, as some dictator at the head of a commonwealth. In this little state I can discover all the great geniuses, all the surprising ...
John Adams. 15. Monday. I sometimes in my sprightly moments consider myself, in my great chair at school, as some dictator at the head of a commonwealth. In this little state I can discover all the great geniuses, all the surprising ...
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John Adams. substances that falls under our eyes in this one prospect. Now let us for a minute consider how many million such prospects there are upon this single planet, all of which contain as great, and some a much greater variety of ...
John Adams. substances that falls under our eyes in this one prospect. Now let us for a minute consider how many million such prospects there are upon this single planet, all of which contain as great, and some a much greater variety of ...
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John Adams. no one can deny them, such as, that a right line may be drawn from one given point to another; and from these plain simple principles they have raised most astonishing speculations, and proved the extent of the human mind to ...
John Adams. no one can deny them, such as, that a right line may be drawn from one given point to another; and from these plain simple principles they have raised most astonishing speculations, and proved the extent of the human mind 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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