Crisis of the House Divided: An Interpretation of the Issues in the Lincoln-Douglas Debates, 50th Anniversary EditionThis definitive analysis of the Lincoln-Douglas debates is “one of the most influential works of American history and political philosophy ever published (National Review). In Crisis of the House Divided, noted conservative scholar and historian Harry V. Jaffa illuminates the political principles that guided Abraham Lincoln from his reentry into politics in 1854 through his Senate campaign against Stephen Douglas in 1858. Through critical analysis of the Lincoln-Douglas debates, Jaffa demonstrates that Lincoln’s political career was grounded in his commitment to constitutionalism, the rule of law, and abolition. A landmark work of American history, it “has shaped the thought of a generation of Abraham Lincoln and Civil War scholars." To mark the fiftieth anniversary of the original publication, Jaffa has provided a new introduction (Civil War History). "A searching and provocative analysis of the issues confronted and the ideas expounded in the great debates…A book which displays such learning and insight that it cannot fail to excite the admiration even of scholars who disagree with its major arguments and conclusions."—D. E. Fehrenbacher, American Historical Review |
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... Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data ]affa, Hany V. Crisis of the house divided : an interpretation of the issues in the Lincoln-Douglas debates / Harry V. ]affa. i 50th anniversary ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and ...
... Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data ]affa, Hany V. Crisis of the house divided : an interpretation of the issues in the Lincoln-Douglas debates / Harry V. ]affa. i 50th anniversary ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and ...
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... test. But let us be clear as to what the test is. In the Declaration, the Continental Congress says that their political bands with Great Britain and the British Crown are dissolved because of evidence of an INTRODUCTION 13.
... test. But let us be clear as to what the test is. In the Declaration, the Continental Congress says that their political bands with Great Britain and the British Crown are dissolved because of evidence of an INTRODUCTION 13.
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... Congress to victory over the Buchanan forces upon the issue of a fraudulent slave constitution for Kansas, would not have moved away from them had Lincoln not forced him to do so. Thus his position vis-a-vis the Danites, or ...
... Congress to victory over the Buchanan forces upon the issue of a fraudulent slave constitution for Kansas, would not have moved away from them had Lincoln not forced him to do so. Thus his position vis-a-vis the Danites, or ...
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... Congress might intervene to prevent the spread of slavery, meant that it might legislate the domestic institutions of territories and thereby determine the character of future states. The power so to do, Douglas maintained, rightfully ...
... Congress might intervene to prevent the spread of slavery, meant that it might legislate the domestic institutions of territories and thereby determine the character of future states. The power so to do, Douglas maintained, rightfully ...
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... Congress. If Congress could not legislate on slavery in the states, which were represented in Congress, why should it legislate on slavery in the territories, which were not represented in it? As for 1858: LINCOLN VERSUS DOUGLAS 31.
... Congress. If Congress could not legislate on slavery in the states, which were represented in Congress, why should it legislate on slavery in the territories, which were not represented in it? As for 1858: LINCOLN VERSUS DOUGLAS 31.
Contents
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The Case for Douglas | 39 |
Part III The Political Philosophy of a Young Whig | 181 |
Part IV The Case for Lincoln | 273 |
Notes | 410 |
Appendices | 430 |
Index | 445 |
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