Revolutionary Values for a New Millennium: John Adams, Adam Smith, and Social VirtueIn 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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... influence on the formation of the new state govern- ments than any other document ; Drafted the longest extant ... influential at the Constitutional Convention , so much so that he was called " the soul of the Philadelphia Convention ...
... influence on the formation of the new state govern- ments than any other document ; Drafted the longest extant ... influential at the Constitutional Convention , so much so that he was called " the soul of the Philadelphia Convention ...
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... influence legislation for private gain . " Whenever the legislature attempts to regulate the differences between masters and their workmen , its counsellors are always the masters . " 87 This par- liamentary leverage was used to influence ...
... influence legislation for private gain . " Whenever the legislature attempts to regulate the differences between masters and their workmen , its counsellors are always the masters . " 87 This par- liamentary leverage was used to influence ...
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... influence on the happiness of life in all its stages and classes , and of society in all its forms , but as the only ... influenced by Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations . Adams revised it for clarity and conciseness.82 While Adams freely ...
... influence on the happiness of life in all its stages and classes , and of society in all its forms , but as the only ... influenced by Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations . Adams revised it for clarity and conciseness.82 While Adams freely ...
Contents
Revolutionary Values | 21 |
Virtues for Democratic Citizens | 59 |
Individuality within Communities | 83 |
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