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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It is the only trade worth following , and slaves the only property worth owning . All other is worthless , a mere caput mortuum , except in so far as it vests the owner with the power to command the labors of others -- to enslave them ...
It is the only trade worth following , and slaves the only property worth owning . All other is worthless , a mere caput mortuum , except in so far as it vests the owner with the power to command the labors of others -- to enslave them ...
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But fifty thousand dollars means , and is , fifty thousand dollars worth of slaves . You can command , without touching on that capital , three thousand dollars ' worth of labor per annum . You could do no more were you to buy slaves ...
But fifty thousand dollars means , and is , fifty thousand dollars worth of slaves . You can command , without touching on that capital , three thousand dollars ' worth of labor per annum . You could do no more were you to buy slaves ...
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Nothing written on the subject of slavery from the time of Aristotle , is worth reading , until the days of the modern Socialists . Nobody , treating of it , thought it worth while to enquire from history and statistics , whether the ...
Nothing written on the subject of slavery from the time of Aristotle , is worth reading , until the days of the modern Socialists . Nobody , treating of it , thought it worth while to enquire from history and statistics , whether the ...
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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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Such is the golden rule of Scripture , but not the approved practice of mankind . “ The worth of a thing is just what it will bring , ” is the common trading principle of mankind . Yet men revolt at the extreme applications ...
Such is the golden rule of Scripture , but not the approved practice of mankind . “ The worth of a thing is just what it will bring , ” is the common trading principle of mankind . Yet men revolt at the extreme applications ...
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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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