Abraham Lincoln: A Constitutional BiographyRowman & Littlefield, 1999 - 373 páginas Renowned scholar George Anastaplo describes a side of Abraham Lincoln that previous biographers have overlooked: the development and legacy of his legal and constitutional thought. With eloquent insights into Lincoln's intellect and the issues dividing the country he led, Anastaplo describes how the 16th president successfully managed the impossible task of keeping the world's greatest democracy united. Anastaplo also demonstrates Lincoln's continuing and profound influence on modern American society, law, and politics, and he shows readers the lessons this fascinating man can still teach Americans about coping with our own divisive times. |
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... recognized that he was " very little inclined on any occa- sion to say anything unless [ he ] hope [ d ] to produce some good by it . " 1 Much that we have from the mature Lincoln , therefore , was carefully pre- pared for specific ...
... recognized that he was " very little inclined on any occa- sion to say anything unless [ he ] hope [ d ] to produce some good by it . " 1 Much that we have from the mature Lincoln , therefore , was carefully pre- pared for specific ...
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... recognized the high caliber of the argu- ments before the court and said he was gratified that so many young lawyers had been present to hear them . Somerset anticipates the 1857 Dred Scott controversy in this Country . That is , it may ...
... recognized the high caliber of the argu- ments before the court and said he was gratified that so many young lawyers had been present to hear them . Somerset anticipates the 1857 Dred Scott controversy in this Country . That is , it may ...
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... recognize that slavery was , to say the least , a dubi- ous institution , something that Englishmen had learned by that time from John Locke's Second Treatise on Government ( 1690 ) , if they did not already know it . So dubious is ...
... recognize that slavery was , to say the least , a dubi- ous institution , something that Englishmen had learned by that time from John Locke's Second Treatise on Government ( 1690 ) , if they did not already know it . So dubious is ...
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... recognized that there were thir- teen thousand to fourteen thousand slaves being held at that time in the country , with a total value of some £ 700,000.7 This , in short , was serious business . It was clear that Mansfield wanted ...
... recognized that there were thir- teen thousand to fourteen thousand slaves being held at that time in the country , with a total value of some £ 700,000.7 This , in short , was serious business . It was clear that Mansfield wanted ...
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... recognized . This may be seen in the affirmative - action controversies we encounter today . It may be seen as well in such bold advances as the prohibition of slavery in the Northwest Territory and the issuance of the Emancipation ...
... recognized . This may be seen in the affirmative - action controversies we encounter today . It may be seen as well in such bold advances as the prohibition of slavery in the Northwest Territory and the issuance of the Emancipation ...
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The Declaration of Independence An Introduction | 11 |
The Declaration of Independence On Rights and Duties | 31 |
The Northwest Ordinance | 39 |
Slavery and the Federal Convention of 1787 | 51 |
The Common Law and the Organization of Government | 69 |
Alexis de Tocqueville on Democracy in America | 81 |
John C Calhoun and Slavery | 113 |
Southern Illinoiss Abraham Lincoln | 123 |
The First Inaugural Address | 177 |
The Fourth of July Message to Congress | 185 |
The Emancipation Proclamation | 197 |
The Gettysburg Address | 229 |
The Second Inaugural Address | 243 |
Abraham Lincolns Legacies | 251 |
Epilogue | 257 |
Notes | 263 |
The Poetry of Abraham Lincoln | 135 |
The House Divided Speech | 149 |
The LincolnDouglas Debates | 157 |
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