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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... Emancipation—United States. 7. United States—Politics and government—1861–1865. I. Title. E457.2.S37 2005 306.'3620973—dc22 2005026927 This paper meets the requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for ...
... Emancipation—United States. 7. United States—Politics and government—1861–1865. I. Title. E457.2.S37 2005 306.'3620973—dc22 2005026927 This paper meets the requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for ...
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... emancipation came about through a proclamation, “warranted by the Constitution upon military necessity,” that, to cite Richard Hofstadter's well-known description,“had all the moral grandeur of a bill of lading.” Frederick Douglass was ...
... emancipation came about through a proclamation, “warranted by the Constitution upon military necessity,” that, to cite Richard Hofstadter's well-known description,“had all the moral grandeur of a bill of lading.” Frederick Douglass was ...
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... Emancipation Proclamation went into effect on January 1, 1863, it is easy to forget the relatively moderate character of the platform that won him that office. No doubt the Republican nonextension program appears more moderate in ...
... Emancipation Proclamation went into effect on January 1, 1863, it is easy to forget the relatively moderate character of the platform that won him that office. No doubt the Republican nonextension program appears more moderate in ...
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... Emancipation Proclamation as having “liberated Abraham Lincoln from the agonizing contradiction between his 'oft-expressed personal wish that all men everywhere could be free' and his oath of office as president of a slaveholding ...
... Emancipation Proclamation as having “liberated Abraham Lincoln from the agonizing contradiction between his 'oft-expressed personal wish that all men everywhere could be free' and his oath of office as president of a slaveholding ...
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... emancipation. This is an illustration of what Lord Charnwood calls Lincoln's “wise and nobly calculated opportunism.” If Lincoln had not been in office he could not have issued the Emancipation Proclamation, and he could not have got ...
... emancipation. This is an illustration of what Lord Charnwood calls Lincoln's “wise and nobly calculated opportunism.” If Lincoln had not been in office he could not have issued the Emancipation Proclamation, and he could not have got ...
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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