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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“ His hand will be against every man , and every man's hand against him . ” _ Gen . XVI . 12 . “ Physician , heal thyself . " - LUKE IV . 23 . i RICHMOND , VA . A. MORRIS , PUBLISHER . 1857 . Entered according to Act of Congress ...
“ His hand will be against every man , and every man's hand against him . ” _ Gen . XVI . 12 . “ Physician , heal thyself . " - LUKE IV . 23 . i RICHMOND , VA . A. MORRIS , PUBLISHER . 1857 . Entered according to Act of Congress ...
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have incidentally hit upon truths , unregarded and unprized by themselves , which will be valuable in the hands of more practical and less sanguine men . It is remarkable , that the political economists , who generally assume labor to ...
have incidentally hit upon truths , unregarded and unprized by themselves , which will be valuable in the hands of more practical and less sanguine men . It is remarkable , that the political economists , who generally assume labor to ...
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The house - servants , by their intercourse with the field hands , impart their knowledge to them . The master enforces decent morality in all . Negroes are never ignorant of the truths of Christianity , all speak intelligible English ...
The house - servants , by their intercourse with the field hands , impart their knowledge to them . The master enforces decent morality in all . Negroes are never ignorant of the truths of Christianity , all speak intelligible English ...
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... in practice as well as theory , affectionate , well - ordered families . As modern civilization advances , slavery becomes daily more necessary , because its tendency is to accumulate all capital in a few hands , cuts off the masses ...
... in practice as well as theory , affectionate , well - ordered families . As modern civilization advances , slavery becomes daily more necessary , because its tendency is to accumulate all capital in a few hands , cuts off the masses ...
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Would that gentleman lay his capital out in land and negroes , he might be sure , in whatever hands it came , that it would be employed to protect laborers , not to oppress them ; for when slaves are worth near a thousand dollars a head ...
Would that gentleman lay his capital out in land and negroes , he might be sure , in whatever hands it came , that it would be employed to protect laborers , not to oppress them ; for when slaves are worth near a thousand dollars a head ...
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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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