Lincoln's Defense of Politics: The Public Man and His Opponents in the Crisis Over Slavery"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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... Constitution upon military necessity,” that, to cite Richard Hofstadter's well-known description, “had all the moral ... constitutional authority of the fed- eral government with an unnecessary and dangerous moral commit- ment. “And now ...
... Constitution upon military necessity,” that, to cite Richard Hofstadter's well-known description, “had all the moral ... constitutional authority of the fed- eral government with an unnecessary and dangerous moral commit- ment. “And now ...
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... Constitutional restraints and political necessity confined the sectional controversy to narrow limits.” Despite its ... Constitution to interfere with slavery in the states. Lincoln personally took this position as early as 1854, before ...
... Constitutional restraints and political necessity confined the sectional controversy to narrow limits.” Despite its ... Constitution to interfere with slavery in the states. Lincoln personally took this position as early as 1854, before ...
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... Constitution , political necessity after all was not the same thing as simple necessity . A deeper question had been ignored : Why this constitution and not another ? Indeed , why any constitution at all ? The error of “ all men of ...
... Constitution , political necessity after all was not the same thing as simple necessity . A deeper question had been ignored : Why this constitution and not another ? Indeed , why any constitution at all ? The error of “ all men of ...
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... constitutional arguments , but they could not make their final appeal to the authority of the Constitution — the very thing that was in dispute . Like the aboli- tionists , they had to argue outside the Constitution . According to ...
... constitutional arguments , but they could not make their final appeal to the authority of the Constitution — the very thing that was in dispute . Like the aboli- tionists , they had to argue outside the Constitution . According to ...
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... constitutional rights of the southern people in regard to their slaves; should he not have had moral reservations about the Constitution? How could he acknowledge those rights “ not grudgingly , but fully , Lincoln's Defense of Politics 4.
... constitutional rights of the southern people in regard to their slaves; should he not have had moral reservations about the Constitution? How could he acknowledge those rights “ not grudgingly , but fully , Lincoln's Defense of Politics 4.
Contents
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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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