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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Page vii
... moral grandeur of a bill of lading.” Frederick Douglass was even more pointed when he said of the Emancipation Proclamation, a year after its issuance, “I have applauded that paper and do now applaud it, as a wise measure—while I detest ...
... moral grandeur of a bill of lading.” Frederick Douglass was even more pointed when he said of the Emancipation Proclamation, a year after its issuance, “I have applauded that paper and do now applaud it, as a wise measure—while I detest ...
Page viii
... moral and constitutional aims. It is difficult to avoid the impression, however, that Lincoln saw something valuable in the political life of the nation that has escaped their attention—something neither independent of morality and law ...
... moral and constitutional aims. It is difficult to avoid the impression, however, that Lincoln saw something valuable in the political life of the nation that has escaped their attention—something neither independent of morality and law ...
Page ix
... moral power for [slavery's] overthrow.” Although clearly superior in Storing's view to the moral- suasionist stance he had repudiated, Douglass's acceptance of the con- stitutional framework, qualified as it was by his wish to maintain ...
... moral power for [slavery's] overthrow.” Although clearly superior in Storing's view to the moral- suasionist stance he had repudiated, Douglass's acceptance of the con- stitutional framework, qualified as it was by his wish to maintain ...
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... moral status of slavery , he would defend the constitutional rights of the states where the institution existed . Calhoun replied , “ The gentleman from Virginia held [ slavery ] an evil . Yet he would defend it . Surely if it was an ...
... moral status of slavery , he would defend the constitutional rights of the states where the institution existed . Calhoun replied , “ The gentleman from Virginia held [ slavery ] an evil . Yet he would defend it . Surely if it was an ...
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... moral evil, Lincoln would be untrue to his own principles if he did not bend all of his power and energy to its ... moral grounds and yet be willing to leave it alone in the states where it existed? Lincoln acknowledged the ...
... moral evil, Lincoln would be untrue to his own principles if he did not bend all of his power and energy to its ... moral grounds and yet be willing to leave it alone in the states where it existed? Lincoln acknowledged 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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