Abraham Lincoln: A Constitutional BiographyRenowned scholar George Anastaplo describes a side of Abraham Lincoln that previous biographers have overlooked: the development and legacy of his legal and constitutional thought. With eloquent insights into Lincoln's intellect and the issues dividing the country he led, Anastaplo describes how the 16th president successfully managed the impossible task of keeping the world's greatest democracy united. Anastaplo also demonstrates Lincoln's continuing and profound influence on modern American society, law, and politics, and he shows readers the lessons this fascinating man can still teach Americans about coping with our own divisive times. |
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... CHILDREN'S CHILDREN and to their Children with the Reminder that their patriotic Forebears were among the brave Men North and South who both counseled against and fought in the American Civil War " Captain [ Levi ] Preston , why did you.
... CHILDREN'S CHILDREN and to their Children with the Reminder that their patriotic Forebears were among the brave Men North and South who both counseled against and fought in the American Civil War " Captain [ Levi ] Preston , why did you.
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... Civil War , with his repeated recommendations of the gradual , compensated emancipation of slaves . V I return to the immediate effects of Somerset in England . Evidently slaves were still held there after June 1772 , at least for a ...
... Civil War , with his repeated recommendations of the gradual , compensated emancipation of slaves . V I return to the immediate effects of Somerset in England . Evidently slaves were still held there after June 1772 , at least for a ...
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... Civil War might have been avoided , assuming that Great Britain could have enforced its 1833 abolition statute in all of its American Colonies . We should be thankful , at least , that the American War of Independence was not provoked ...
... Civil War might have been avoided , assuming that Great Britain could have enforced its 1833 abolition statute in all of its American Colonies . We should be thankful , at least , that the American War of Independence was not provoked ...
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Contents
The Declaration of Independence An Introduction | 11 |
The Declaration of Independence On Rights and Duties | 31 |
The Northwest Ordinance | 39 |
Slavery and the Federal Convention of 1787 | 51 |
The Common Law and the Organization of Government | 69 |
Alexis de Tocqueville on Democracy in America | 81 |
John C Calhoun and Slavery | 113 |
Southern Illinoiss Abraham Lincoln | 123 |
The First Inaugural Address | 177 |
The Fourth of July Message to Congress | 185 |
The Emancipation Proclamation | 197 |
The Gettysburg Address | 229 |
The Second Inaugural Address | 243 |
Abraham Lincolns Legacies | 251 |
Epilogue | 257 |
Notes | 263 |
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