Times That Try Men's Souls: Thomas Paine and Henry David Thoreau on Slavery and Civil Disobedience
From the foreword by Philip Dossick:
"The 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution was proposed on January 31, 1865.
In part, it reads as follows:
Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
The simplest of words. But before that Amendment could be ratified, upwards of 800,000 American soldiers had to die, from combat, disease, starvation, and accident.
The racial hatred, torment and social disaster that accounted for that division among the states cannot be underestimated.
The entire episode must be regarded as one of the worst stains on the reputation of the nation still regarded as the "greatest social experiment in the history of mankind."
Still, as a nation, we have clearly made enormous progress.
But how?
How did the United States get to this point? (Hopefully, a tipping-point.)
Voices.
The freedom loving voices of countless men and women, famous, not famous, infamous, who simply refused to keep silent in the face of such malevolent bigotry.
Thomas Paine was one such person.
Henry David Thoreau another.
Yes, we have freedom of speech in America. But how many of us feel free enough in our lives and persons to actually give voice to our deepest concerns?
A moment or three would not be wasted hearing the pure and free voices of Thomas Paine and Henry David Thoreau once again."
* Contains the complete texts of Thomas Paine's Common Sense, and Henry David Thoreau's Civil Disobedience.
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"The 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution was proposed on January 31, 1865.
In part, it reads as follows:
Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
The simplest of words. But before that Amendment could be ratified, upwards of 800,000 American soldiers had to die, from combat, disease, starvation, and accident.
The racial hatred, torment and social disaster that accounted for that division among the states cannot be underestimated.
The entire episode must be regarded as one of the worst stains on the reputation of the nation still regarded as the "greatest social experiment in the history of mankind."
Still, as a nation, we have clearly made enormous progress.
But how?
How did the United States get to this point? (Hopefully, a tipping-point.)
Voices.
The freedom loving voices of countless men and women, famous, not famous, infamous, who simply refused to keep silent in the face of such malevolent bigotry.
Thomas Paine was one such person.
Henry David Thoreau another.
Yes, we have freedom of speech in America. But how many of us feel free enough in our lives and persons to actually give voice to our deepest concerns?
A moment or three would not be wasted hearing the pure and free voices of Thomas Paine and Henry David Thoreau once again."
* Contains the complete texts of Thomas Paine's Common Sense, and Henry David Thoreau's Civil Disobedience.
Times That Try Men's Souls: Thomas Paine and Henry David Thoreau on Slavery and Civil Disobedience
From the foreword by Philip Dossick:
"The 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution was proposed on January 31, 1865.
In part, it reads as follows:
Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
The simplest of words. But before that Amendment could be ratified, upwards of 800,000 American soldiers had to die, from combat, disease, starvation, and accident.
The racial hatred, torment and social disaster that accounted for that division among the states cannot be underestimated.
The entire episode must be regarded as one of the worst stains on the reputation of the nation still regarded as the "greatest social experiment in the history of mankind."
Still, as a nation, we have clearly made enormous progress.
But how?
How did the United States get to this point? (Hopefully, a tipping-point.)
Voices.
The freedom loving voices of countless men and women, famous, not famous, infamous, who simply refused to keep silent in the face of such malevolent bigotry.
Thomas Paine was one such person.
Henry David Thoreau another.
Yes, we have freedom of speech in America. But how many of us feel free enough in our lives and persons to actually give voice to our deepest concerns?
A moment or three would not be wasted hearing the pure and free voices of Thomas Paine and Henry David Thoreau once again."
* Contains the complete texts of Thomas Paine's Common Sense, and Henry David Thoreau's Civil Disobedience.
"The 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution was proposed on January 31, 1865.
In part, it reads as follows:
Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
The simplest of words. But before that Amendment could be ratified, upwards of 800,000 American soldiers had to die, from combat, disease, starvation, and accident.
The racial hatred, torment and social disaster that accounted for that division among the states cannot be underestimated.
The entire episode must be regarded as one of the worst stains on the reputation of the nation still regarded as the "greatest social experiment in the history of mankind."
Still, as a nation, we have clearly made enormous progress.
But how?
How did the United States get to this point? (Hopefully, a tipping-point.)
Voices.
The freedom loving voices of countless men and women, famous, not famous, infamous, who simply refused to keep silent in the face of such malevolent bigotry.
Thomas Paine was one such person.
Henry David Thoreau another.
Yes, we have freedom of speech in America. But how many of us feel free enough in our lives and persons to actually give voice to our deepest concerns?
A moment or three would not be wasted hearing the pure and free voices of Thomas Paine and Henry David Thoreau once again."
* Contains the complete texts of Thomas Paine's Common Sense, and Henry David Thoreau's Civil Disobedience.
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| BN ID: | 2940016629537 |
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| Publisher: | Editions Artisan Devereaux, LLC |
| Publication date: | 03/28/2013 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
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