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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... 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 ...
... 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 ...
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... Law 25 Chapter 4. John C. Calhoun: The Politics of Interest 36 Chapter 5. George Fitzhugh: The Turn to History 54 Chapter 6. The Attack on Locke 73 Part III. Abolitionism: Natural Justice and Its Limits Chapter 7. Contents.
... Law 25 Chapter 4. John C. Calhoun: The Politics of Interest 36 Chapter 5. George Fitzhugh: The Turn to History 54 Chapter 6. The Attack on Locke 73 Part III. Abolitionism: Natural Justice and Its Limits Chapter 7. Contents.
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... John's College gave valuable encouragement to work at the time of my first encounters with some of these authors. I was also encouraged in my studies by Laurence Berns. My study of Lincoln began in a serious way in a course at Boston ...
... John's College gave valuable encouragement to work at the time of my first encounters with some of these authors. I was also encouraged in my studies by Laurence Berns. My study of Lincoln began in a serious way in a course at Boston ...
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... John Locke, Second Treatise of Government SS SSW Works George Fitzhugh, Sociology for the South Frederick Douglass, Selected Speeches and Writings John C. Calhoun, The Works of John C. Calhoun Lincoln's Defense of Politics Part I ...
... John Locke, Second Treatise of Government SS SSW Works George Fitzhugh, Sociology for the South Frederick Douglass, Selected Speeches and Writings John C. Calhoun, The Works of John C. Calhoun Lincoln's Defense of Politics Part I ...
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... John C. Calhoun . In 1837 a Senate colleague from Virginia , William C. Rives , disputed Calhoun's contention that slavery could be a positive good : at best it might be a lesser evil , he said . Rives insisted , however , that whatever ...
... John C. Calhoun . In 1837 a Senate colleague from Virginia , William C. Rives , disputed Calhoun's contention that slavery could be a positive good : at best it might be a lesser evil , he said . Rives insisted , however , that whatever ...
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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