| Term | Definition |
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| what are the elements of reformed liberalism? how does it differ from classic liberalism | [action oriented-but different from radicalism because it is belived that the government should be more active] 1. government increase 2. inspired by excluded indivisuals ie women and and blacks otherwise known as disenfranchised groups. whereas classical liberalism is less government oriented and no longer realistic in society (ie agurculture etc.) |
| How does Stanton use the ideals of reformed liberalism in her writings? what does she want? | Stanton is a feminist and wants complete equality. she is a liberalist rather than a radicalist because she doesnt want to change the system she just wanted to be included in it. she wants the government to be bigger and more active in solving problems. this is due to the complexity of society. |
| How does Douglas use the ideals of reformed liberalism in his writings of the constitution? | Says that the constitution had inabled society rather than helped it. but the problem isnt the constitution it self. the problem comes from the way the constitution is interpreted. for example it says that all people are equal. this has been interpreted to all white men are equal. but what it really means that all people should be equal because we are all one race, the human race. Morality needs to re-enter the government because the people who are in control are amoral. meaning they may know what it wrong but they dont want to change it |
| What does douglas say about liberty in comparison to imperialism? | Douglas wants to re-teach liberty because he feels that it has become distorted. He says that the intire country is under the control of the southern slave holder. he justifies this idea by comparing it to imperialism. like how england controlled the colonies. Because of the southern slave holder, the ideals of equality and liberty that the colonist faught for have not been fully acheived. "if one person is not free than everyone is not free" |
| How could one say that douglas was radical | he was a radical abolitionist. he was all for capitalism but it was slavery that he felt needed to completely be changed |
| What are the various phrases of anti-slavery solutions that douglas talks about? | 1. the garrisonian abolitionary solution- north withdrawl from the union- douglas is against this because it gives the southern slaves no aid from the north 2. free soil movement-there is no western expansion of slavery-douglas didnt like this either because it still didnt help the slaves in the south 3. radical abolitionist movement- to free slaves- this is what douglas liked |
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