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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... , and that the public mind is all at once to cease being agitated by it? Yet this is the policy here in the North that Douglas is advocating. Abraham Lincoln, 1858 Chapter 1 A Divided Lincoln? In view of the sweeping. Part I.
... , and that the public mind is all at once to cease being agitated by it? Yet this is the policy here in the North that Douglas is advocating. Abraham Lincoln, 1858 Chapter 1 A Divided Lincoln? In view of the sweeping. Part I.
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... North to [ south- ern ] ends ; and if there are a few things in which he seems to be against you [ of the South ] —a few things which he says that appear to be against you , and a few that he forbears to say which you would like to have ...
... North to [ south- ern ] ends ; and if there are a few things in which he seems to be against you [ of the South ] —a few things which he says that appear to be against you , and a few that he forbears to say which you would like to have ...
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... North.18 Moreover, the reaction in the North to this doctrine could not have been difficult to foresee. Lincoln certainly recognized the propaganda value of Fitzhugh's doctrine—that is, its value to Lincoln's side. His law partner ...
... North.18 Moreover, the reaction in the North to this doctrine could not have been difficult to foresee. Lincoln certainly recognized the propaganda value of Fitzhugh's doctrine—that is, its value to Lincoln's side. His law partner ...
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... North undoubtedly eased the way to its abolition there; the question was how much weight ought to be given to the fact that it was profitable in the South. As Lincoln said in 1854, the profitability of slavery could be the decisive ...
... North undoubtedly eased the way to its abolition there; the question was how much weight ought to be given to the fact that it was profitable in the South. As Lincoln said in 1854, the profitability of slavery could be the decisive ...
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... North “holds slavery to be a sin and a crime, 'a league with hell and covenant with death'; and holding this sentiment, she does not consider herself bound to keep any covenant or agreement favorable to slavery, and the only question ...
... North “holds slavery to be a sin and a crime, 'a league with hell and covenant with death'; and holding this sentiment, she does not consider herself bound to keep any covenant or agreement favorable to slavery, and the only question ...
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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