Publisher's Synopsis
This book contains a distillation of the wisdom garnered by John and Abigail Adams in their varied and eventful lives. It also contains the author's interpretations of the meaning behind the Adams' words as well as the author's own understandings of the human condition. A Call to Virtue provides the reader with a simple explanation of human nature. It gives insight into the hidden determinants of human behavior, both in individual lives and in the lives of institutions and nations. In short, it shows how the world works and how one can lead a happy and successful life. Understanding the benefits of virtue, adopting virtuous principles into one's life as one's guidelines for living and choosing virtue as one's lifestyle always leads to happiness and success in life. Lastly, it provides a true measure of our nation's greatness and power in the world and shows us how we can improve our nation and way of life through the application of ages-old wisdom into individual lives lived. It exposes the truth about morality, ethics and virtuous living.
