John Adams
1735–1826
Nationality: American
Historical Period: The 18th Century
John Adams (1735-1826) was one of the principal framers of the American republic and the successor to Washington as president. Before the Revolution he wrote some of the most important documents on the nature of the British Constitution and the meaning of rights, sovereignty, representation, and obligation. And it was Adams who, once the colonies had declared independence, wrote equally important works on possible forms of government in a quest to develop a science of politics for the construction of a constitution for the proposed republic.
Quotes from John Adams:
- John Adams and Jefferson reflect on the Revolution and the future of liberty
- John Adams on how absolute power intoxicates those who excercise that power
- John Adams thought he could see arbitrary power emerging in the American colonies and urged his countrymen to “nip it in the bud” before they lost all their liberties
- John Adams on Religion and the Constitution
- John Adams predicts a glorious future for America under the new Constitution
- John Adams argues that the British Empire is not a “true” empire but a form of a “republic” where the rule of law operates
Titles from John Adams:
- Author: Revolutionary Writings
- Author: The Works of John Adams, 10 vols.
- Author: The Works of John Adams, vol. 1 (Life of the Author)
- Author: The Works of John Adams, vol. 2 (Diary, Notes of Debates, Autobiography)
- Author: The Works of John Adams, vol. 3 (Autobiography, Diary, Notes of a Debate in the Senate, Essays)
- Author: The Works of John Adams, vol. 4
- Author: The Works of John Adams, vol. 5 (Defence of the Constitutions Vols. II and III)
- Author: The Works of John Adams, vol. 6
- Author: The Works of John Adams, vol. 7 (Letters and State Papers 1777-1782)
- Author: The Works of John Adams, vol. 8 (Letters and State Papers 1782-1799)
- Author: The Works of John Adams, vol. 9 (Letters and State Papers 1799-1811)
- Author: The Works of John Adams, vol. 10 (Letters 1811-1825, Indexes)