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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The whole arrangements of Moses were obviously intended to prevent competition in the dealings of the Jews with one another , and to beget permanent equality of condition and fraternal feelings . The socialists have done one great good ...
The whole arrangements of Moses were obviously intended to prevent competition in the dealings of the Jews with one another , and to beget permanent equality of condition and fraternal feelings . The socialists have done one great good ...
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Masters treat their sick , infant and helpless slaves well , not only from feeling and affection , but from motives of self - interest . Good treatment renders them more valuable . All poor houses , are administered on the penitentiary ...
Masters treat their sick , infant and helpless slaves well , not only from feeling and affection , but from motives of self - interest . Good treatment renders them more valuable . All poor houses , are administered on the penitentiary ...
Halaman 56
... sympathies , tastes and feelings ; but it is inadequate to express our meaning ; it is not the opposite of selfishness , and unselfishness would be too negative for our purpose . Philosophy a has been so busy with the worst feature ...
... sympathies , tastes and feelings ; but it is inadequate to express our meaning ; it is not the opposite of selfishness , and unselfishness would be too negative for our purpose . Philosophy a has been so busy with the worst feature ...
Halaman 104
... those respectable , well - dressed , well - behaved colored men and boys on the sidewalks , were a substitute for that class of population which he had elsewhere been accustomed to see with repugnant feelings on public occasions .
... those respectable , well - dressed , well - behaved colored men and boys on the sidewalks , were a substitute for that class of population which he had elsewhere been accustomed to see with repugnant feelings on public occasions .
Halaman 118
... than Irish rent - collectors , they have neither the interests nor feelings of resident masters . But the most efficient cause of cruelty and neglect , is the African slave trade , which makes it cheaper to buy than to rear slaves .
... than Irish rent - collectors , they have neither the interests nor feelings of resident masters . But the most efficient cause of cruelty and neglect , is the African slave trade , which makes it cheaper to buy than to rear slaves .
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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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