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 37
... least , to neglect persons of poor and mean condition . . . is , at the same time the great and most universal cause of the corruption of our moral sentiments . " 116 So , morality and parsimony are mutually reinforcing , just as lack ...
... least , to neglect persons of poor and mean condition . . . is , at the same time the great and most universal cause of the corruption of our moral sentiments . " 116 So , morality and parsimony are mutually reinforcing , just as lack ...
Page 64
... least what ought to count most ) in political debate is what is said rather than who said it . " 26 This would be the equivalent of contemporary politicians anonymously publicizing arguments for or against an important policy , as ...
... least what ought to count most ) in political debate is what is said rather than who said it . " 26 This would be the equivalent of contemporary politicians anonymously publicizing arguments for or against an important policy , as ...
Page 182
... least one Anti - Federalist also agreed with Federalists that rough equality of property was needed for free government to exist . " 58 59 Noah Webster , an important intellectual force in the early republic , argued in his 1787 ...
... least one Anti - Federalist also agreed with Federalists that rough equality of property was needed for free government to exist . " 58 59 Noah Webster , an important intellectual force in the early republic , argued in his 1787 ...
Contents
Revolutionary Values | 21 |
Virtues for Democratic Citizens | 59 |
Individuality within Communities | 83 |
Copyright | |
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