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Author - Joseph J. Ellis
Quotes by : Joseph J. Ellis
history
If he (John Adams) could not control events, he could at least record them for posterity – perhaps....
anxiety
They were trying to orchestrate a revolution, which almost by definition generated a sense of collective....
influence
His (Washington's) apparent paralysis was the result of balancing two imperatives: his reputation against....
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in time to come be shaped by the human mind.” Asked
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I am not a Federalist,” he declared in 1789, “because I never submitted the whole system of my opinions....
maturation
It took him (Washington) more than a year to gain control over his own aggressive instincts.
military
Adams had gone to Harvard, Jefferson to William and Mary. Washington had gone to war.
leadership
Contemporaries of Alexander Hamilton noticed "his conspicuous sense of self-possession, his unique combination....
speech
Washington not only fit the bill physically, he was also almost perfect psychologically, so comfortable....
liberalism
It was no accident that the beau ideal of his (John Adams') political philosophy was balance, since he....
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