The Process of American History: Early AmericaPaul W. Glad |
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... issue with which the North had to deal was not slavery , but the right of secession . For the constitution having recognized slavery within the particular states , so long as the South confined its proceedings within its own limits ...
... issue with which the North had to deal was not slavery , but the right of secession . For the constitution having recognized slavery within the particular states , so long as the South confined its proceedings within its own limits ...
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... issue . And human slavery is certainly one of the few issues of whose evil we can be sure . It is not just " a very ancient labor sys- tem " ; it is also a betrayal of the basic values of our Christian and democratic tradition . No ...
... issue . And human slavery is certainly one of the few issues of whose evil we can be sure . It is not just " a very ancient labor sys- tem " ; it is also a betrayal of the basic values of our Christian and democratic tradition . No ...
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... issue was met in 1861 , and was not put off . All I suggest is that historians who believe so zealously in the virtue of facing up to issues in the past ought not to believe in the ex- pedients of peace in the present . If an interval ...
... issue was met in 1861 , and was not put off . All I suggest is that historians who believe so zealously in the virtue of facing up to issues in the past ought not to believe in the ex- pedients of peace in the present . If an interval ...
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