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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... force religious leaders to learn moderation in order to compete successfully for disciples.63 While Madison might be right that religion , alone , is not a sufficient control of various enthusiasms , I argue that constitutional checks ...
... force religious leaders to learn moderation in order to compete successfully for disciples.63 While Madison might be right that religion , alone , is not a sufficient control of various enthusiasms , I argue that constitutional checks ...
Page 99
... force farmers into more stable land - holding , but that would not alleviate the problem because very few Americans are now farmers , and in general , Americans are still a restless people . In this century , that restlessness has been ...
... force farmers into more stable land - holding , but that would not alleviate the problem because very few Americans are now farmers , and in general , Americans are still a restless people . In this century , that restlessness has been ...
Page 129
... forces for their development , and for whom the idea of harmony provides justification for their unlimited economic aspirations , i.e. , among individual entrepreneurs in commerce , industry , and finance . When commercial interests are ...
... forces for their development , and for whom the idea of harmony provides justification for their unlimited economic aspirations , i.e. , among individual entrepreneurs in commerce , industry , and finance . When commercial interests are ...
Contents
Revolutionary Values | 21 |
Virtues for Democratic Citizens | 59 |
Individuality within Communities | 83 |
Copyright | |
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