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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... Lincoln's key opponents (states' rights constitutionalists Alexander H. Stephens, John C. Calhoun, and George ... Lincoln, Abraham, 18091865—Views on slavery. 2. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809–1865—Adversaries. 3. Slavery—Political aspects ...
... Lincoln's key opponents (states' rights constitutionalists Alexander H. Stephens, John C. Calhoun, and George ... Lincoln, Abraham, 18091865—Views on slavery. 2. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809–1865—Adversaries. 3. Slavery—Political aspects ...
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... Between Legalism and the Higher Law 155 Chapter 12. Lincoln's Defense of Politics 162 Epilogue 179 Notes 185 Works Cited 205 Index 215 Preface Retrospective endorsement of the historic achievements of Abraham Lincoln's vi Contents.
... Between Legalism and the Higher Law 155 Chapter 12. Lincoln's Defense of Politics 162 Epilogue 179 Notes 185 Works Cited 205 Index 215 Preface Retrospective endorsement of the historic achievements of Abraham Lincoln's vi Contents.
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... Lincoln's administration—ending slavery and maintaining the integrity of the Union—has tended to overshadow misgivings about the manner in which those achievements were realized. Among Lincoln's contemporaries, however, such misgivings ...
... Lincoln's administration—ending slavery and maintaining the integrity of the Union—has tended to overshadow misgivings about the manner in which those achievements were realized. Among Lincoln's contemporaries, however, such misgivings ...
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... Lincoln's view, the question to be decided by the war was not simply whether “our system” could endure but whether ... Lincoln the emancipator or Lincoln the Union- saver have been correct to perceive a tension between his moral and ...
... Lincoln's view, the question to be decided by the war was not simply whether “our system” could endure but whether ... Lincoln the emancipator or Lincoln the Union- saver have been correct to perceive a tension between his moral and ...
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... Lincoln's party too radical; but others faulted it because its opposition to slavery did not in their view go far enough. Until Lincoln's election and the subsequent disruption of the Union, through a decade marked, in the words of Don ...
... Lincoln's party too radical; but others faulted it because its opposition to slavery did not in their view go far enough. Until Lincoln's election and the subsequent disruption of the Union, through a decade marked, in the words of Don ...
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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