Cannibals All!: Or, Slaves Without MastersSouthern intellectual George Fitzhugh provides a passionate defense of slavery in this nearly 400-page volume published in 1857. Further developing ideas in his previous work Sociology for the South, Fitzhugh not only defends slavery but attacks the entire liberal tradition. Attacking Adam Smith, John Locke, Thomas Jefferson and others, Fitzhugh argues that free markets are harmful to society by forcing the lower classes into crushing labor and poverty. The answer, Fitzhugh argues, is slavery--not only for blacks, but for whites as well. "Slavery," he writes, "is a form, and the very best form, of socialism." |
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Tis true , in conversation , they will say , " Qur system of society is bad , but yours of the South is worse ; the cause of social science is advancing , and we are ready to institute a system better than either .
Tis true , in conversation , they will say , " Qur system of society is bad , but yours of the South is worse ; the cause of social science is advancing , and we are ready to institute a system better than either .
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Thus the degradation of labor , and all the innumerable evils which follow in its train , in our existing civilization , find their efficient cause in this same false principle of exchanging products . The next stage of progress will be ...
Thus the degradation of labor , and all the innumerable evils which follow in its train , in our existing civilization , find their efficient cause in this same false principle of exchanging products . The next stage of progress will be ...
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Concerning which , we may make the same observations as upon the preceding article ; that it is a right strictly natural ; that the laws of England have never abridged it without sufficient cause ; and , that in this kingdom , it can ...
Concerning which , we may make the same observations as upon the preceding article ; that it is a right strictly natural ; that the laws of England have never abridged it without sufficient cause ; and , that in this kingdom , it can ...
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But the most efficient cause of cruelty and neglect , is the African slave trade , which makes it cheaper to buy than to rear slaves . In Virginia , the slaves have advanced much in morality , religion and intelligence , and their ...
But the most efficient cause of cruelty and neglect , is the African slave trade , which makes it cheaper to buy than to rear slaves . In Virginia , the slaves have advanced much in morality , religion and intelligence , and their ...
Halaman 128
We shall try their cause in the most calm and judicial temper . We would address each of them in language borrowed from Lord Byron : 66 Why , My good old friend , for such I deem you , Though our different parties make us fight so shy ...
We shall try their cause in the most calm and judicial temper . We would address each of them in language borrowed from Lord Byron : 66 Why , My good old friend , for such I deem you , Though our different parties make us fight so shy ...
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Ulasan Pengguna - ColeSimmons - LibraryThingInsightful commentary into the meaning of labor and its relation to capital. Fitzhugh proves himself a more than capable defender of the antebellum South while offering a damning critique of values we now take for granted in the modern world. Baca ulasan lengkap
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Ulasan Pengguna - heidilove - LibraryThingi love this. it's a primary source in its own right for the antebellum period, but still is meaningful today for those of us trapped in the corporate culture we inherited after the industrial revolution. a fresh perspective on work and society. Baca ulasan lengkap
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