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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John Adams, Adam Smith, and Social Virtue John E. Hill. and virtue " remained essentially bound together . " 20 For them , the Constitution did not eliminate the need for virtue . However , the meaning of virtue was no longer the same as ...
John Adams, Adam Smith, and Social Virtue John E. Hill. and virtue " remained essentially bound together . " 20 For them , the Constitution did not eliminate the need for virtue . However , the meaning of virtue was no longer the same as ...
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... Virtue , for it is nothing more than a Desire , to Serve the Public , to promote the Happiness of the People , to increase the Wealth , the Grandeur , and Prosperity of the Community . This , Ambition is but another Name for public Virtue ...
... Virtue , for it is nothing more than a Desire , to Serve the Public , to promote the Happiness of the People , to increase the Wealth , the Grandeur , and Prosperity of the Community . This , Ambition is but another Name for public Virtue ...
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... Virtue The degree of civic virtue possessed by American citizens has been an issue since the founding of the country . But civic virtue is problematic for another reason as well . Values and virtues are subject to at least three major ...
... Virtue The degree of civic virtue possessed by American citizens has been an issue since the founding of the country . But civic virtue is problematic for another reason as well . Values and virtues are subject to at least three major ...
Contents
Revolutionary Values | 21 |
Virtues for Democratic Citizens | 59 |
Individuality within Communities | 83 |
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