The Works of John C. Calhoun: A Disquisition on government and a discourse on the Constitution and government of the United States
Author | : John Caldwell Calhoun |
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Total Pages | : 426 |
Release | : 1863 |
Genre | : United States |
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Author | : John Caldwell Calhoun |
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Total Pages | : 426 |
Release | : 1863 |
Genre | : United States |
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Author | : John Caldwell Calhoun |
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Total Pages | : 462 |
Release | : 1883 |
Genre | : United States |
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Author | : John Caldwell Calhoun |
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Total Pages | : 428 |
Release | : 1851 |
Genre | : Political science |
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Author | : John Caldwell Calhoun |
Publisher | : The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. |
Total Pages | : 412 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Political science |
ISBN | : 1584771275 |
AN INFLUENTIAL THEORY OF MINORITY RIGHTS "In Calhoun's last years he drafted two essays that set forth his ideas on political theory. The first and shorter essay, 'The Disquisition on Government, ' is the more significant in that Calhoun sought to develop a consistent theory of minority rights within the context of majority rule. He urged universal recognition of the inequality of mankind and the diff erentiation of social and economic concerns. For an organized society to work in a harmonious and practical sense, these differences, Calhoun contended, had to be recognized and then institutionalized. He was, of course, arguing for his section and its 'peculiar institution, ' but nowhere does he mention slavery in the essay. Calhoun's thought as developed in the "Disquisition," and to a lesser extent in his 'Discourse on the Constitution, ' remains an original contribution to the history of political theory. His assertion of pluralism in political representation has influenced diverse critics of society, including liberal supporters of civil rights and conservative defenders of special social and economic interests." --JOHN NIVEN, "JOHN C. CALHOUN," American National Biography 4:215-216 Secretary of war and state, a two-time vice president and one of the more notable senators in U.S. history, JOHN C. CALHOUN [1782-1850] was one of the greatest American statesmen of the nineteenth century. An important political theorist and inspiration to the secessionists, he advanced sophisticated and impassioned arguments in favor of slavery, limited government and states' rights.
Author | : John Caldwell Calhoun |
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Total Pages | : 420 |
Release | : 1854 |
Genre | : Political science |
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Author | : John Caldwell Calhoun |
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Total Pages | : 428 |
Release | : 1851 |
Genre | : United States |
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Author | : John Caldwell Calhoun |
Publisher | : Legare Street Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2022-10-27 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781016981897 |
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Author | : John C. Calhoun |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 432 |
Release | : 2017-10-28 |
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ISBN | : 9780265873892 |
Excerpt from A Disquisition on Government: And a Discourse on the Constitution and Government of the United States But that constitution of our nature which makes us feel more intensely what affects us directly than what affects us indirectly through others, necessarily leads to conflict between individuals. Each, in con sequence, has a greater regard for his own safety or happiness, than for the safety or happiness of others; and, where these come in opposition, is ready to sacri fice the interests of others to his own. And hence, the tendency to a universal state of conflict, be tween individual and individual; accompanied by the connected passions of suspicion, jealousy, anger and revenge, - followed by insolence, fraud and cruel ty - and, if not prevented by some controlling power, ending in a state of universal discord and confusion, destructive of the social state and the ends for which it is ordained. This controlling power, wherever vested, or by whomsoever exercised, is government. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author | : John Caldwell Calhoun |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 426 |
Release | : 1854 |
Genre | : United States |
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