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Lincoln and democratic statesmanship / edited by Michael P. Zuckert.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Constitutional thinking.
- Constitutional thinking
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political leadership--United States--History--19th century.
- Political leadership.
- Character--Political aspects--United States--History.
- Character.
- Democracy--United States--History--19th century.
- Democracy.
- United States--Politics and government--1861-1865.
- United States.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
- Lincoln, Abraham.
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Political and social views.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2020]
- Summary:
- "What exactly makes someone a "statesman"? Is a statesman, as it is commonly said, just a dead politician? There is something inherently ambiguous and complex in the notion of statesmanship, and the contributors to this volume attempt to elucidate this ambiguity by considering the statesmanship of Abraham Lincoln. Of all American historical political leaders, Lincoln is probably the most likely candidate for the title of statesman, yet there is also a consistent undercurrent of doubt about Lincoln, amounting in some cases to serious reservations about the quality of his political leadership, and much of this doubt stems from uncertainty or doubt about the concept of statesmanship altogether. The contributors to Lincoln and Democratic Statesmanship argue that the concept is meaningful and that Lincoln represents a democratic form of statesmanship, in the sense that he pursued and achieved a great public good in democratic governance"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Reverence, hope, and charity : the democratic virtues of Lincoln's political religion
- Lincoln and Clay : what is a statesman to do?
- Lincoln and Douglas : on democratic statesmanship
- The statesman of two unions
- "Human, all too human" : Lincoln and the price of statesmanship
- Executive power and constitutional necessity
- Death and the common good
- Lincoln atop the civil religion tradition.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-7006-2938-6
- OCLC:
- 1191212321
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