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'''[[w:Brooks Adams|Peter Chardon Brooks Adams]]''' (June 24, 1848 – February 13, 1927), better known simply as '''Brooks Adams''', was an American historian and a critic of capitalism. He graduated from Harvard University in 1870 and studied at Harvard Law School in 1870 and 1871. |
'''[[w:Brooks Adams|Peter Chardon Brooks Adams]]''' (June 24, 1848 – February 13, 1927), better known simply as '''Brooks Adams''', was an American historian and a critic of capitalism. He graduated from Harvard University in 1870 and studied at Harvard Law School in 1870 and 1871. |
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*Law is merely the expression of the will of the strongest for the time being, and therefore laws have no fixity, but shift from generation to generation. |
*Law is merely the expression of the will of the strongest for the time being, and therefore laws have no fixity, but shift from generation to generation. |
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**''The Law of Civilization and Decay: An Essay on History'' (1895), p. 165. |
**''The Law of Civilization and Decay: An Essay on History'' (1895), p. 165. |
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Peter Chardon Brooks Adams (June 24, 1848 – February 13, 1927), better known simply as Brooks Adams, was an American historian and a critic of capitalism. He graduated from Harvard University in 1870 and studied at Harvard Law School in 1870 and 1871.
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Quotes
- Law is merely the expression of the will of the strongest for the time being, and therefore laws have no fixity, but shift from generation to generation.
- The Law of Civilization and Decay: An Essay on History (1895), p. 165.
