Revolutionary Values for a New Millennium: John Adams, Adam Smith, and Social VirtueLexington Books, 2000 - 233 pages In his study, Hill challenges common interpretations of the political thought of Adams and Smith, providing scholars and students with an engaging and novel portrait of social and political theory in America, at its founding and at the inception of the twenty-first century. |
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... Thomas Jefferson had only eight more electoral votes than John Adams in the 1800 presidential election , ultimately this defeat led to the disappearance of the Federalists . But John Adams had the additional disadvantage of being the ...
... Thomas Jefferson had only eight more electoral votes than John Adams in the 1800 presidential election , ultimately this defeat led to the disappearance of the Federalists . But John Adams had the additional disadvantage of being the ...
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... Thomas Jefferson emphasized the individual pursuit of happiness . But that should not lead one to believe that he advocated the atomistic individualism so common today.34 Jefferson and Adams had similar views of the public good . In a ...
... Thomas Jefferson emphasized the individual pursuit of happiness . But that should not lead one to believe that he advocated the atomistic individualism so common today.34 Jefferson and Adams had similar views of the public good . In a ...
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... Jefferson's statement : " I have great confidence in the common sense of mankind in general " ( Wills , Inventing ... Thomas Jefferson agreed with this conception of social cohesion and also agreed with the " Scottish belief in ...
... Jefferson's statement : " I have great confidence in the common sense of mankind in general " ( Wills , Inventing ... Thomas Jefferson agreed with this conception of social cohesion and also agreed with the " Scottish belief in ...
Contents
Revolutionary Values | 21 |
Virtues for Democratic Citizens | 59 |
Individuality within Communities | 83 |
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