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- Lincoln on Democracy
- Book
- 2004
- Published by: Fordham University Press
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Back in print after ten years, this unique book brings together 141 speeches, speech excerpts, letters, fragments, and other writings by Lincoln on the theme of democracy. Selected by leading historians, the writings include such standards as the Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address, but also such little-seen writings as a letter assuring a general that the President felt safe-drafted just three days before Lincoln's assassination. In this richly annotated anthology, the writings are grouped thematically into seven sections that cover politics, slavery, the union, democracy, liberty, the nation divided, and the American Dream. The introductions are by well-known historians: Gabor Borritt, William E. Gienapp, Charles B. Strozier, Richard Nelson Current, James M. McPherson, Mark E. Neely, Jr., and Hans L. Trefousse. In addition, each section's title page displays a photograph of Lincoln from the time period covered in that section, with a paragraph describing the source and the occasion for which the photograph was made.
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- Preface to the Fordham University Press Edition
- pp. xxiii-xxvi
- Introduction
- pp. xxxiii-xliv
- A Note on the Lincoln Texts . ..
- pp. xlv-xlviii
- I. "The People's Business": Lincoln and the American Dream
- Introduction
- pp. 3-8
- II. "All We Have Ever Held Sacred": Lincoln and Slavery
- Introduction
- pp. 55-62
- "OUR REPUBLICAN ROBE Is SOILED"
- pp. 65-144
- "I AM NOT A KNOW-NOTHING"
- pp. 147-150
- "THIS GREAT PRINCIPLE OF EQUALITY"
- pp. 151-153
- "FREE SOCIETY Is NOT ... A FAILURE"
- pp. 154-156
- "A STANDARD MAXIMFOR FREE SOCIETY"
- pp. 157-161
- "NOT BLOODY BULLETS,BUT PEACEFUL BALLOTS"
- pp. 162-164
- III
- Introduction
- pp. 167-174
- "THE ELECTRIC CORD INTHAT DECLARATION"
- pp. 184-188
- "FIGHT THIS BATTLE UPON PRINCIPLE"
- pp. 189-191
- "RETURN TO THE FOUNTAIN"
- pp. 192-194
- "THE MORAL LIGHTS AROUND US"
- pp. 198-200
- "OUR RELIANCE Is IN THELOVE OF LIBERTY"
- pp. 201-202
- "GIVE TO HIM THAT Is NEEDY"
- pp. 206-207
- " 'HE TREMBLED FOR HIS COUNTRY' "
- pp. 208-210
- "THE ETERNAL STRUGGLE"
- pp. 211-213
- "THE FIGHT MUST Go ON"
- pp. 214-216
- IV
- Introduction
- pp. 219-226
- "SOLE HOPE OF THE FUTURE"
- pp. 227-232
- "AIM AT THE ELEVATION OF MEN"
- pp. 235-236
- "THE MORAL LIGHTS AROUND US"
- pp. 237-239
- "EQUALITY . .. BEATS INEQUALITY"
- pp. 240-241
- "FREE LABOR ... GIVES HOPE TO ALL"
- pp. 242-245
- "LET Us STAND BY OUR DUTY"
- pp. 246-256
- "THE LABORER CAN STRIKEIF HE WANTS To"
- pp. 257-258
- "ALLOW THE HUMBLEST MANAN EQUAL CHANCE"
- pp. 259-260
- "I ACCEPT THE NOMINATION"
- pp. 261-262
- "THE TUG HAS TO COME"
- p. 265
- V
- Introduction
- pp. 268-272
- "WITH A TASK BEFORE ME"
- p. 275
- "LIBERTY, FOR YOURSELVES,AND NOT FOR ME"
- pp. 276-277
- "THE MAJORITY SHALL RULE"
- pp. 281-282
- "THE SHIP CAN BE SAVED,WITH THE CARGO"
- pp. 283-284
- "IN ACCORDANCE WITHTHE ORIGINAL IDEA"
- pp. 285-286
- "I WOULD RATHER BE ASSASSINATED"
- pp. 287-288
- "PLAIN As A TURNPIKE ROAD"
- pp. 289-290
- "THE MOMENTOUS ISSUE OFCIVIL WAR"
- pp. 291-299
- "I HOPE WE HAVE A GOVERNMENTAND A PRESIDENT"
- pp. 300-301
- "THE PERPETUITY OFPOPULAR GOVERNMENT"
- pp. 302-303
- "WE CAN NOT PERMANENTLYPREVENT THEIR ACTION"
- pp. 304-305
- "THIS Is ... A PEOPLE'S CONTEST"
- pp. 309-317
- "ALLOW No MAN TO BE SHOT"
- pp. 318-319
- "I CANNOT ASSUMETHIS RECKLESS POSITION"
- pp. 320-322
- "WANTING TO WORK Is So RARE"
- pp. 323-324
- "THE CAPACITY OF MANFOR SELF-GOVERNMENT"
- pp. 325-326
- VI
- Introduction
- pp. 333-339
- "THE PRINCIPLE OF THEEQUAL RIGHTS OF MEN"
- pp. 340-341
- "GRADUAL ... EMANCIPATION, Is BETTERFOR ALL"
- pp. 342-344
- "GOVERNMENT W AS SAVEDFROM OVERTHROW"
- pp. 345-346
- "OUR COMMON COUNTRYIs IN GREAT PERIL"
- pp. 347-349
- "A FIT AND NECESSARYMILITARY MEASURE"
- pp. 350-352
- "Y OUR RACE ARE SUFFERING"
- pp. 353-354
- "My PARAMOUNT OBJECT INTHIS STRUGGLE"
- pp. 355-356
- "GOD WILLS THIS CONTEST"
- pp. 357-358
- "THE TIME HAS COME Now"
- pp. 359-360
- "THENCEFORWARD, AND FOREVER FREE"
- pp. 361-364
- "To SUPPRESS THE INSURRECTION"
- pp. 365-366
- "A FIERY TRIAL"
- p. 368
- "WE CANNOT ESCAPE HISTORY"
- pp. 369-374
- "THE PROMISE MUST Now BE KEPT"
- pp. 375-376
- "AN INSTANCE OFSUBLIME CHRISTIAN HEROISM"
- pp. 380-381
- "I WILL RISK THE DICTATORSHIP"
- pp. 382-383
- "PUBLIC SAFETY DOES REQUIRETHE SUSPENSION"
- pp. 385-389
- "How LONG AGO Is IT?EIGHTYODD YEARS"
- pp. 391-392
- "My 'PUBLIC-OPINION BATHS' "
- pp. 393-394
- "BETTER PREPARED FOR THE NEW"
- pp. 397-399
- "You SAY You WILL NOTFIGHT TO FREE NEGROES"
- pp. 400-404
- "THE BOUNDLESS FIELDOF ABSOLUTISM?"
- pp. 405-406
- "HAS THE MANHOODOF OUR RACE RUN OUT?"
- pp. 407-410
- "I Do NOT INTEND TO BE A TYRANT"
- pp. 411-413
- VII
- Introduction
- pp. 416-421
- "NEW BIRTH OF FREEDOM"
- pp. 422-423
- "You WILL NOT FIND THATTO BE AN OBSTACLE"
- pp. 424-425
- "THE NEW RECKONING"
- pp. 426-428
- "I HAVE NEVER INTERFERED ...IN ANY CHURCH"
- pp. 429-430
- "IF SLAVERY Is NOT WRONG,NOTHING Is WRONG"
- pp. 436-438
- "THE LIMB MUST BE SACRIFICED"
- pp. 439-440
- "A GOOD DEFINITION OFTHE WORD LIBERTY"
- pp. 441-442
- "A FITTING, ANDNECESSARY CONCLUSION"
- pp. 445-446
- "THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS"
- p. 447
- "I SHOULD DESERVE TO BE DAMNED"
- pp. 447-448
- "THE PURPOSES OF THE ALMIGHTYARE PERFECT"
- pp. 452-453
- "DISCHARGE HIM AT ONCE"
- pp. 456-457
- "THE ELECTION W AS A NECESSITY"
- pp. 458-459
- "THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE"
- pp. 461-462
- "A KING'S CURE FOR ALL THE EVILS"
- pp. 465-466
- "WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE"
- pp. 467-469
- "A RIGHTEOUS AND SPEEDY PEACE"
- pp. 472-477
- "A UNION OF HEARTS AND HANDS"
- pp. 478-479
- Chronology
- pp. 487-519
- Acknowledgments
- pp. 520-523
- Biographies of theEditors and Contributors
- pp. 524-529
Additional Information
ISBN
9780823248117
Related ISBN(s)
9780823223459
MARC Record
OCLC
821725593
Pages
416
Launched on MUSE
2012-09-04
Language
English
Open Access
No