The Political Writings of John Adams: Representative Selections (American Heritage Series) [Paperback]

John Adams (Author), George A. Peek (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0872206998 | ISBN-13: 978-0872206991 | Publication Date: September 2003

A reprint of the 1954 Bobbs-Merrill edition. "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.

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About the Author

George A. Peek, Jr. was Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Michigan. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 222 pages
• Publisher: Hackett Pub Co Inc (September 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0872206998
• ISBN-13: 978-0872206991
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #705,174 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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