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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... truths or the idea that “all men are created equal.” While he saw human abilities and talents distributed too diversely to believe in natural equality, he did believe in the inalienable right of all people to equality before the law and ...
... truths or the idea that “all men are created equal.” While he saw human abilities and talents distributed too diversely to believe in natural equality, he did believe in the inalienable right of all people to equality before the law and ...
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... truths, such as “Love thy neighbor,” and he valued whatever sources emphasized duties as well as rights. But institutionalized Christianity, with its dogmatic creeds, obedient priests, false miracles, authoritarian councils, and other ...
... truths, such as “Love thy neighbor,” and he valued whatever sources emphasized duties as well as rights. But institutionalized Christianity, with its dogmatic creeds, obedient priests, false miracles, authoritarian councils, and other ...
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... truth, America never really had a revolution, for on this side of the Atlantic all classes fought on the same side to preserve their rights, and there was no aristocracy to oppose the forces of change. But France had to rid itself of ...
... truth, America never really had a revolution, for on this side of the Atlantic all classes fought on the same side to preserve their rights, and there was no aristocracy to oppose the forces of change. But France had to rid itself of ...
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... truth of things. Some modern scholars, who have doubts about language's capacity to reveal the truth, still believe that language constitutes the discourse through which politics expresses itself. A few even go so far as to claim that ...
... truth of things. Some modern scholars, who have doubts about language's capacity to reveal the truth, still believe that language constitutes the discourse through which politics expresses itself. A few even go so far as to claim that ...
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... truth against the compromises of politics and religion. Adams was not even sure that the Constitution his ancestor had so proudly expounded and defended was a success, since it had failed to prevent the Civil War. See his Education of ...
... truth against the compromises of politics and religion. Adams was not even sure that the Constitution his ancestor had so proudly expounded and defended was a success, since it had failed to prevent the Civil War. See his Education of ...
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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