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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... claim in the estimation of his supporters to the high seat he aspires to is that he confesses his obliga- tion to “the higher law,” that he holds himself bound by an anti-slavery law in his own soul above the laws and constitution of ...
... claim in the estimation of his supporters to the high seat he aspires to is that he confesses his obliga- tion to “the higher law,” that he holds himself bound by an anti-slavery law in his own soul above the laws and constitution of ...
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... claims of ' moral right , ' back upon its existing legal rights , and its argu- ments of ' necessity ' ” — returned “ to the position our fathers gave it ” — then it might safely be left to “ rest in peace " for the foreseeable future ...
... claims of ' moral right , ' back upon its existing legal rights , and its argu- ments of ' necessity ' ” — returned “ to the position our fathers gave it ” — then it might safely be left to “ rest in peace " for the foreseeable future ...
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... claim that Lincoln defended Negrophobia. One of Lincoln's accusations against the Democrats was that they “so far as possible, crush all sympathy for [the Negro], and cultivate and excite hatred and disgust against him.” In stressing ...
... claim that Lincoln defended Negrophobia. One of Lincoln's accusations against the Democrats was that they “so far as possible, crush all sympathy for [the Negro], and cultivate and excite hatred and disgust against him.” In stressing ...
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... claim of intellectual superiority [ is ] the only serious argument in favor of slavery , ” 19 Lincoln's task would have been simpler than it was . As a constitutional institution , slavery made certain claims upon the resi- dents of the ...
... claim of intellectual superiority [ is ] the only serious argument in favor of slavery , ” 19 Lincoln's task would have been simpler than it was . As a constitutional institution , slavery made certain claims upon the resi- dents of the ...
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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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