Lincoln's Defense of Politics: The Public Man and His Opponents in the Crisis Over SlaveryUniversity of Missouri Press, 2006 - 224 páginas "Examines six of Lincoln's key opponents (states' rights constitutionalists Alexander H. Stephens, John C. Calhoun, and George Fitzhugh; and abolitionists Henry David Thoreau, William Lloyd Garrison, and Frederick Douglass) to illustrate the broad significance of the slavery question and to highlight the importance of political considerations in public decision making"--Provided by publisher. |
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... Negro slavery,” one thing did not change: “Constitutional restraints and political necessity confined the sectional controversy to narrow limits.” Despite its sectional basis, the Republican Party “proposed to circumscribe the ...
... Negro slavery,” one thing did not change: “Constitutional restraints and political necessity confined the sectional controversy to narrow limits.” Despite its sectional basis, the Republican Party “proposed to circumscribe the ...
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... Negro], and cultivate and excite hatred and disgust against him.” In stressing the Negrophobia that Lincoln did not defend, Hofstadter neglects the constitutional views that he did defend; Lincoln's Defense of Politics 8.
... Negro], and cultivate and excite hatred and disgust against him.” In stressing the Negrophobia that Lincoln did not defend, Hofstadter neglects the constitutional views that he did defend; Lincoln's Defense of Politics 8.
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... Negro slavery as an exception to which the principle did not apply . Both Lincoln and Douglas rejected the more radical alternatives that at any event were unacceptable to all but an inconsequential minority of Illinoisans . The ...
... Negro slavery as an exception to which the principle did not apply . Both Lincoln and Douglas rejected the more radical alternatives that at any event were unacceptable to all but an inconsequential minority of Illinoisans . The ...
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... and law on which Lincoln's Unionism rested. Stephens defended Negro slavery as naturally just, most notoriously in his “ Cornerstone ” speech of March 21 ,. 25 Chapter 3 Alexander H.Stephens Slavery,Secession,and the Higher Law.
... and law on which Lincoln's Unionism rested. Stephens defended Negro slavery as naturally just, most notoriously in his “ Cornerstone ” speech of March 21 ,. 25 Chapter 3 Alexander H.Stephens Slavery,Secession,and the Higher Law.
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... Negro slavery by refer- ence to the “alleged intellectual inferiority of the black race.” The argu- ment is a dishonest one, inasmuch as its real aim is to justify an existing state of affairs. If A. can prove, however conclusively ...
... Negro slavery by refer- ence to the “alleged intellectual inferiority of the black race.” The argu- ment is a dishonest one, inasmuch as its real aim is to justify an existing state of affairs. If A. can prove, however conclusively ...
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Chapter 5 George Fitzhugh The Tur to History | 54 |
Chapter 6 The Attack on Locke | 73 |
Part III Abolitionism Natural Justice and Its Limits | 85 |
Chapter 9 Frederick Douglass Antislavery Constitutionalism and the Problem of Consent | 125 |
Part IV Conclusion The Case for Politics | 145 |
Chapter 10 FreedomPolitical and Economic | 147 |
Chapter 11 Between Legalism and the Higher Law | 155 |
Chapter 12 Lincoln s Defense of Politics | 162 |
Epilogue Political Temperament | 179 |
Notes | 185 |
Works Cited | 205 |
Chapter 7 Henry David Thoreau The Question of Political Engagement | 87 |
Chapter 8 William Lloyd Garrison From Disunionist to Lincoln Emancipationist | 105 |
Index | 215 |
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