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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... letter to the editor Horace Greeley . McPherson seems to agree with Oliver Johnson as to the “ moral degradation ” involved in Lincoln's assumption of the constitu- tional duties of the presidency in 1861. Lincoln would find it ...
... letter to the editor Horace Greeley . McPherson seems to agree with Oliver Johnson as to the “ moral degradation ” involved in Lincoln's assumption of the constitu- tional duties of the presidency in 1861. Lincoln would find it ...
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... letter of Lincoln's : “ As a nation , we began by declaring that ' all men are created equal . ' We now practically read it ' all men are created equal , except negroes . ' ” Lincoln did not say the new reading was that of one section ...
... letter of Lincoln's : “ As a nation , we began by declaring that ' all men are created equal . ' We now practically read it ' all men are created equal , except negroes . ' ” Lincoln did not say the new reading was that of one section ...
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... told this spirit is too indefinite and shadowy a substance to be made the basis of resistance ? And can there be a Georgian who will never resist so long as the form and letter of the Constitution is not Lincoln's Defense of Politics 28.
... told this spirit is too indefinite and shadowy a substance to be made the basis of resistance ? And can there be a Georgian who will never resist so long as the form and letter of the Constitution is not Lincoln's Defense of Politics 28.
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... letter of the Constitution is not broken?” Cobb even quoted a Bible verse that was a favorite of the abolitionists, “the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life” (2 Cor. 3:6).8 The use of the term higher law by northerners made it ...
... letter of the Constitution is not broken?” Cobb even quoted a Bible verse that was a favorite of the abolitionists, “the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life” (2 Cor. 3:6).8 The use of the term higher law by northerners made it ...
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... letter to Lincoln , dated December 30 , 1860 , Stephens responded to Lincoln's question whether “ the people of the South really entertain fears that a Republican administration would , directly , or indirectly , inter- fere with their ...
... letter to Lincoln , dated December 30 , 1860 , Stephens responded to Lincoln's question whether “ the people of the South really entertain fears that a Republican administration would , directly , or indirectly , inter- fere with their ...
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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