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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... 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 ...
... 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 ...
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... the Higher 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.
... the Higher 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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... Abolitionism: Natural Justice and Its Limits Chapter 7. Henry David Thoreau: The Question of Political Engagement 87 Chapter 8. William Lloyd Garrison: From Disunionist to Lincoln Emancipationist 105 Chapter 9. Frederick Douglass: Part ...
... Abolitionism: Natural Justice and Its Limits Chapter 7. Henry David Thoreau: The Question of Political Engagement 87 Chapter 8. William Lloyd Garrison: From Disunionist to Lincoln Emancipationist 105 Chapter 9. Frederick Douglass: Part ...
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... abolitionist or a southern states' rights man in the formal way that he debated Stephen Douglas, but by his words and ... abolitionists or the proslavery states' rights party.4 One advantage of a broader per- spective comes to light in ...
... abolitionist or a southern states' rights man in the formal way that he debated Stephen Douglas, but by his words and ... abolitionists or the proslavery states' rights party.4 One advantage of a broader per- spective comes to light in ...
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... abolitionists. Douglass's ambivalence about politics, even after 1851, makes his dispute with the Garrisonians less revealing as to the fundamental alternatives than the Garrisonians' disputes with Lincoln, whose faith in politics was ...
... abolitionists. Douglass's ambivalence about politics, even after 1851, makes his dispute with the Garrisonians less revealing as to the fundamental alternatives than the Garrisonians' disputes with Lincoln, whose faith in politics was ...
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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