More than any other figure in our history [Tomas] Jefferson is responsible for the idea of American exceptionalism.
[The Massachusetts constitution] resembles the federal Constitution of 1787 more closely than any of the other revolutionary state constitutions. It … - Gordon S. Wood
[The Massachusetts constitution] resembles the federal Constitution of 1787 more closely than any of the other revolutionary state constitutions. It …
- Gordon S. Wood
The Declaration [of Independence] was a committee report, and [Tomas] Jefferson was simply the draftsman. [John] Adams's crucial role in bringing abo… - Gordon S. Wood
The Declaration [of Independence] was a committee report, and [Tomas] Jefferson was simply the draftsman. [John] Adams's crucial role in bringing abo…
Americans, [John Adams] wrote in 1780, believed that their "revolution is as much for the benefit of the generality of Mankind in Europe, as for thei… - Gordon S. Wood
Americans, [John Adams] wrote in 1780, believed that their "revolution is as much for the benefit of the generality of Mankind in Europe, as for thei…
History is the queen of the humanities. It teaches wisdom and humility, and it tells us how things change through time. - Gordon S. Wood
History is the queen of the humanities. It teaches wisdom and humility, and it tells us how things change through time.
As early as 1776, [John Adams] expressed his doubts about America's capacity for virtue. "I have seen all along my Life, Such Selfishness, and Little… - Gordon S. Wood
As early as 1776, [John Adams] expressed his doubts about America's capacity for virtue. "I have seen all along my Life, Such Selfishness, and Little…
The relationship between [John] Adams and [Tomas] Jefferson was extraordinary. They differed on every conceivable issue, except on the Revolution and… - Gordon S. Wood
The relationship between [John] Adams and [Tomas] Jefferson was extraordinary. They differed on every conceivable issue, except on the Revolution and…
The Massachusetts constitution was written much later than the other revolutionary state constitutions, and thus it avoids some of the earlier mistak… - Gordon S. Wood
The Massachusetts constitution was written much later than the other revolutionary state constitutions, and thus it avoids some of the earlier mistak…
[Benjamin] Franklin may be a great philosopher, [John Adams] told his diary in 1779, but "as a Legislator in America he has done very little." - Gordon S. Wood
[Benjamin] Franklin may be a great philosopher, [John Adams] told his diary in 1779, but "as a Legislator in America he has done very little."
[Tomas] Jefferson believed that the United States was a chosen nation with a special responsibility to spread democracy around the world. - Gordon S. Wood
[Tomas] Jefferson believed that the United States was a chosen nation with a special responsibility to spread democracy around the world.
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