When the white man governs himself, that is selfgovernment; but when he governs himself and also governs another man, that is more than selfgovernment — that is despotism. If the negro is a man, why then my ancient faith teaches me that "all men are... Our New Departure - Página 5por Moorfield Storey - 1901 - 43 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Lawrence J. Cunningham - 1992 - 148 páginas
...institutor." Emerson. 5. "Every country has the government it deserves." Joseph de Maistre. 6. "When a white man governs himself, that is self-government;...governs himself and also governs another man, that is despotism...No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent." Abraham Lincoln.... | |
| Eli Ginzberg, Alfred S. Eichner - 1993 - 380 páginas
...should be allowed to determine for themselves whether they shall be allowed to own slaves, he answered; "When the white man governs himself that is self-government;...is more than self-government — that is despotism. If the negro is a man, why then my ancient faith teaches me that 'all men are created equal;' and that... | |
| William Pfaff - 1994 - 261 páginas
...to that extent a total destruction of self-government to say that he too shall not govern himself? When the white man governs himself, that is self-government;...that is more than self-government; that is despotism. If the Negro is a man, why then my ancient faith teaches me that "all men are created equal," and that... | |
| Ralph Lerner - 1994 - 164 páginas
...to that extent, a total destruction of self-government, to say that he too shall not govern himself? When the white man governs himself that is self-government;...himself, and also governs another man, that is more than selfgovernment—that is despotism." No man, Lincoln insists, is good enough to govern another without... | |
| Abraham Lincoln, G. S. Boritt - 1996 - 208 páginas
...of Abraham Lincoln, v. 6, p. 335. Rutgers University Press ( 1953, 1990). See also PARDONS DESPOTISM When the white man governs himself that is self-government;...is more than selfgovernment — that is despotism. "Speech at Peoria, Illinois," October 16, 1854, reprinted in Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, v.... | |
| George Charles Roche, Lissa Roche - 1998 - 268 páginas
..."white man's burden" to take over the administration of foreign lands by quoting President Lincoln: "When the white man governs himself, that is selfgovernment;...is more than self-government, that is despotism." Obviously, Andrew did not fit the stereotype of the American businessman in the so-called "Gilded Age."... | |
| Stephen B. Oates - 2009 - 522 páginas
...is a man, is it not a total destruction of self-government to say that he shall not govern himself} When the white man governs himself that is self-government;...is more than selfgovernment — that is despotism. If the Negro is a man, why then my ancient faith teaches me that 'all men are created equal' and that... | |
| Douglas L. Wilson - 1997 - 216 páginas
...slavery, which the senator claimed had been done purely on the basis of self-government. Lincoln argued: "When the white man governs himself that is self-government,...is more than self-government — that is despotism. If the negro is a man, why then my ancient faith teaches me that 'all men are created equal;' and that... | |
| Howard Jones - 1999 - 268 páginas
...charged that slavery violated the self-governing principles found in the Declaration of Independence. "When the white man governs himself that is self-government;...is more than self-government - that is despotism. If the negro is a man" Lincoln asserted, "why then my ancient faith teaches me that 'all men are created... | |
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