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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Page 64
... common good was more important than individual or group self - interest . ( The common , or public , good is discussed below , in chapter 4. ) So this section fo- cuses on the ideal of public spirited , disinterested citizens serving the ...
... common good was more important than individual or group self - interest . ( The common , or public , good is discussed below , in chapter 4. ) So this section fo- cuses on the ideal of public spirited , disinterested citizens serving the ...
Page 104
... common interest , which they saw in a corporate , holistic sense . The existence of clashing interests was seen as a perversion , as a sign of “ sickness in the body politic . " The common good was " an entity in itself , prior to and ...
... common interest , which they saw in a corporate , holistic sense . The existence of clashing interests was seen as a perversion , as a sign of “ sickness in the body politic . " The common good was " an entity in itself , prior to and ...
Page 124
... common good and criticized parochialism in whatever form it appeared . As president , he tried to remain above political parties , thus adding to Hamiltonian dissatisfaction with his administration because he did not support some of ...
... common good and criticized parochialism in whatever form it appeared . As president , he tried to remain above political parties , thus adding to Hamiltonian dissatisfaction with his administration because he did not support some of ...
Contents
Revolutionary Values | 21 |
Virtues for Democratic Citizens | 59 |
Individuality within Communities | 83 |
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