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The Political Writings of John Adams: Representative Selections

The Political Writings of John Adams: Representative Selections

John Adams
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The fundamental article of my political creed, declared John Adams, is that despotism, or unlimited sovereignty, or absolute power is the same in a majority of a popular assembly, an aristocratical council, an oligarchical junto, and a single emperor. Equally arbitrary, cruel, bloody, and in every respect diabolical. The consequences of this article for Adams' thought are nowhere better articulated than in this anthology, which presents his remarkable attempts at constructing a complete political system based on constitutional, balanced, representative government.
Language
English
Pages
252
Format
Paperback
Release
September 15, 2003
ISBN 13
9780872206991

The Political Writings of John Adams: Representative Selections

John Adams
4/5 ( ratings)
The fundamental article of my political creed, declared John Adams, is that despotism, or unlimited sovereignty, or absolute power is the same in a majority of a popular assembly, an aristocratical council, an oligarchical junto, and a single emperor. Equally arbitrary, cruel, bloody, and in every respect diabolical. The consequences of this article for Adams' thought are nowhere better articulated than in this anthology, which presents his remarkable attempts at constructing a complete political system based on constitutional, balanced, representative government.
Language
English
Pages
252
Format
Paperback
Release
September 15, 2003
ISBN 13
9780872206991

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