Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation: The End of Slavery in AmericaOne of the nation's foremost Lincoln scholars offers an authoritative consideration of the document that represents the most far-reaching accomplishment of our greatest president. No single official paper in American history changed the lives of as many Americans as Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. But no American document has been held up to greater suspicion. Its bland and lawyerlike language is unfavorably compared to the soaring eloquence of the Gettysburg Address and the Second Inaugural; its effectiveness in freeing the slaves has been dismissed as a legal illusion. And for some African-Americans the Proclamation raises doubts about Lincoln himself. Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation dispels the myths and mistakes surrounding the Emancipation Proclamation and skillfully reconstructs how America's greatest president wrote the greatest American proclamation of freedom. |
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Page 1811
... constitutions are assailed and questioned , does our literature come out , and unmask the deceit , and vindicate the truth , or does it lie by , and with indolent ease sleep over the evils , or silently evade its duty by hoping for the ...
... constitutions are assailed and questioned , does our literature come out , and unmask the deceit , and vindicate the truth , or does it lie by , and with indolent ease sleep over the evils , or silently evade its duty by hoping for the ...
Page 1825
... Constitution on the grounds of " the rights of humanity , " the " considerations of a common interest , " and on " prudence . " So also for Lincoln : The practice of politics involved the rule of prudence , and " obeying the dictates of ...
... Constitution on the grounds of " the rights of humanity , " the " considerations of a common interest , " and on " prudence . " So also for Lincoln : The practice of politics involved the rule of prudence , and " obeying the dictates of ...
Page 1826
... Constitution and absolute moral theory, but as a goal to be achieved through prudential means, so that worthwhile consequences might result. He could not be persuaded that emancipation required the headlong abandonment of everything ...
... Constitution and absolute moral theory, but as a goal to be achieved through prudential means, so that worthwhile consequences might result. He could not be persuaded that emancipation required the headlong abandonment of everything ...
Page 1838
... Constitution he had sworn to uphold when he graduated from West Point and was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers in 1846 gave Foster no authority to deal with crimes under state laws , and especially crimes like running away from ...
... Constitution he had sworn to uphold when he graduated from West Point and was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers in 1846 gave Foster no authority to deal with crimes under state laws , and especially crimes like running away from ...
Page 1839
... Constitution and government of this country is worth nothing , except it is or can be made capable of grappling with the great question of slavery .... The best use of good laws is to teach men to trample bad laws under their feet ...
... Constitution and government of this country is worth nothing , except it is or can be made capable of grappling with the great question of slavery .... The best use of good laws is to teach men to trample bad laws under their feet ...
Contents
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1834 | |
The President will Rise | 8 |
Three | 17 |
An Instrument in Gods Hands | 9 |
The Mighty | 73 |
Five | 27 |
Fame Takes him by the Hand | 71 |
Postscript | 1849 |
Notes | |
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Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation: The End of Slavery in America Allen C. Guelzo Limited preview - 2004 |
Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation: The End of Slavery in America Allen C. Guelzo Limited preview - 2005 |
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