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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... tion to the Mexican War , defying President James Polk , a fellow south- erner . Jaffa acknowledges that Stephens's November 1860 Milledgeville speech against secession “ seems at first glance to be entirely opposed to what Stephens ...
... tion to the Mexican War , defying President James Polk , a fellow south- erner . Jaffa acknowledges that Stephens's November 1860 Milledgeville speech against secession “ seems at first glance to be entirely opposed to what Stephens ...
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... tion , judge of its import and purpose . ” But he declared that “ in so far as it may attempt to foment a disobedience to the constitution , or to the constitutional laws of the country , it has my unqualified condemna- tion . " It ...
... tion , judge of its import and purpose . ” But he declared that “ in so far as it may attempt to foment a disobedience to the constitution , or to the constitutional laws of the country , it has my unqualified condemna- tion . " It ...
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... tion while it should last , and hence no argument can justly be urged against the constitutional guarantees thus secured , because of the com- mon sentiment of the day . " Lincoln did urge such an argument — though not against ...
... tion while it should last , and hence no argument can justly be urged against the constitutional guarantees thus secured , because of the com- mon sentiment of the day . " Lincoln did urge such an argument — though not against ...
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... tion between the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence : The assertion of that principle [ of “ Liberty to All ” ] , at that time [ in the Declaration of Independence ] , was the word , “ fitly spoken ” which has proved an ...
... tion between the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence : The assertion of that principle [ of “ Liberty to All ” ] , at that time [ in the Declaration of Independence ] , was the word , “ fitly spoken ” which has proved an ...
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... tion of the Union.17 Stephens could not bridge the gap between his moral and constitu- tional views of slavery . His failure in this respect helps to explain why he was unable to persuade more of his fellow Georgians to join him in ...
... tion of the Union.17 Stephens could not bridge the gap between his moral and constitu- tional views of slavery . His failure in this respect helps to explain why he was unable to persuade more of his fellow Georgians to join him in ...
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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