The Portable John AdamsPenguin, 2004 M06 29 - 576 pages 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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... Constitution's provision for the “equal protection of the laws” has helped to forge civil rights, the women's movement, and other contemporary causes. What Jefferson meant by “created equal” was the idea, derived from the philosopher ...
... Constitution's provision for the “equal protection of the laws” has helped to forge civil rights, the women's movement, and other contemporary causes. What Jefferson meant by “created equal” was the idea, derived from the philosopher ...
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... Constitution, Adams remained an ardent defender of free speech and freedom of the press. Still, his view of human nature could be skeptical enough to render him cautious about absolute, unrestrained freedom, whether of opinion or action ...
... Constitution, Adams remained an ardent defender of free speech and freedom of the press. Still, his view of human nature could be skeptical enough to render him cautious about absolute, unrestrained freedom, whether of opinion or action ...
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... Constitution and the outbreak of the French Revolution shortly afterward, Adams appeared as an older man on the conservative right, more concerned about defending property rights and valuing social order and less convinced of the ...
... Constitution and the outbreak of the French Revolution shortly afterward, Adams appeared as an older man on the conservative right, more concerned about defending property rights and valuing social order and less convinced of the ...
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... Constitution, in 1787-1788, Adams, even though in England, had further reasons for “melancholy reflections.” In the ... constitutional era, 1787-1790; and the rather grumpy, ruminating, sardonic wise man of his later postpresidential ...
... Constitution, in 1787-1788, Adams, even though in England, had further reasons for “melancholy reflections.” In the ... constitutional era, 1787-1790; and the rather grumpy, ruminating, sardonic wise man of his later postpresidential ...
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... constitution to control power, Jefferson and Paine were hardly bothered by the French getting along without one as Paris moved on to the Terror and the guillotine. Paine tried to save the lives of the French king and queen, but ...
... constitution to control power, Jefferson and Paine were hardly bothered by the French getting along without one as Paris moved on to the Terror and the guillotine. Paine tried to save the lives of the French king and queen, but ...
Contents
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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