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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... 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.
... 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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... . 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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... higher law,” that he holds himself bound by an anti-slavery law in his own soul above the laws and constitution of the United States and independent of them, that he considers himself at liberty to trample all the statutes of the land ...
... higher law,” that he holds himself bound by an anti-slavery law in his own soul above the laws and constitution of the United States and independent of them, that he considers himself at liberty to trample all the statutes of the land ...
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... higher law , ” were willing to damn the Constitution , and admitted no premise to which Douglas might appeal in the interest of any compromise . In a sense , the abolitionists and the proslavery party were addressing each other , not ...
... higher law , ” were willing to damn the Constitution , and admitted no premise to which Douglas might appeal in the interest of any compromise . In a sense , the abolitionists and the proslavery party were addressing each other , not ...
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... higher law ” or law of nature is obvious . Somewhat paradoxically , the proslavery writers had to go outside the Constitution in order to justify their remaining within it . In the case of John C. Calhoun , his interpretive study of the ...
... higher law ” or law of nature is obvious . Somewhat paradoxically , the proslavery writers had to go outside the Constitution in order to justify their remaining within it . In the case of John C. Calhoun , his interpretive study of the ...
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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