This is a follow-up post to my previous one regarding Adams’ constitutional views. So John Adams saw the necessity of a mixed government, combining and balancing the monarchical, the aristocratic, and the democratic natures within society.
Archive for January, 2007
Learning from Life and Thing that are Unseen; a Role for Idealism
January 23rd, 2007
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This post is essentially a prolonged comment at my brother’s blog here. Please read the post and the comments prior to commenting here (unless you don’t feel like it).
Thought on Government from Henry David Thoreau
January 10th, 2007
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“This government never of itself furthured an enterprise, but by the alacrity with which it (the government) got out of its (the enterprise’s) way. It does not keep the country free. It does not settle the West. It does not educate. The character inherent in the American people has done all that has been accomplished; [...]
Isaiah
January 8th, 2007
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The prophet Isaiah was another critic and idealist, and was so popular among the elite in his time that rumor has it that he met death by being “sawn asunder.” Chapter 1, verse 23 I think has much applicability to politics of our day: “Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth [...]
Separation of Powers
January 5th, 2007
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I just read significant portions of The Political Writings of John Adams, a collection of writings from 1765-1820′s; some letters, some critiques of political writings of others. The main portion of the book is made up of his A Defence of the Constitutions of the United States of America written in 1787 in response to [...]
