John Adams & the Prophets of ProgressHarvard University Press, 1952 - 362 páginas A discussion of the extensive marginal notes John Adams made in books, particularly books about politics, in his private library. |
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... nobility overbalancing the popular government was " the utter bane and destruction " of the state ; but he also believed that a nobility ' was " the very life and soul " of the state when it did not surpass the popular elements . A ...
... nobility overbalancing the popular government was " the utter bane and destruction " of the state ; but he also believed that a nobility ' was " the very life and soul " of the state when it did not surpass the popular elements . A ...
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... nobility . It is also true that they were made by their priests : because the nobility and the priests were the same persons . Mr. Walter's criticism therefore might have been spared . " D .: " The rights and prerogatives of the Princes ...
... nobility . It is also true that they were made by their priests : because the nobility and the priests were the same persons . Mr. Walter's criticism therefore might have been spared . " D .: " The rights and prerogatives of the Princes ...
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... nobility by creating a merchant marine , awakening and encouraging manu- facture , and establishing a financial system which provided Louis XIV with the means of realizing his gloire . At last , there was only one dif- ference left ...
... nobility by creating a merchant marine , awakening and encouraging manu- facture , and establishing a financial system which provided Louis XIV with the means of realizing his gloire . At last , there was only one dif- ference left ...
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John Adams among His Books | 14 |
Adamss Political Philosophy | 26 |
Bolingbroke the Ishmael of His Age | 49 |
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