Author: Henry AppletonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anarchism
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
What Is Freedom and When Am I Free?.
Author: Henry AppletonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anarchism
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
What Is Freedom? And When Am I Free?
Author: Henry AppletonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781331103615
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Excerpt from What Is Freedom? And When Am I Free?: Being an Attempt to Put Liberty on a Rational Basis, and Wrest Its Keeping From Irresponsible Pretenders in Church and State Socrates is said to have replied to a friend who congratulated him on his wisdom: "I am wiser than other men because I know that I know nothing: other men do not know this." We do not know what freedom is, because we have never experienced it. Max Muller, who has handled dictionaries more diligently, perhaps, than any other man living, depreciates the English habit of being satisfied with mere definitions, contrasting it with the more profound mental training of Germany. If we should consult Webster or Blackstone or Mill or Hegel for a definition in words, it would only be shifting the question without answering it. A definition, which is simply an equation in words, can only be perfect when it contains every effectuating factor of the problem. We once heard a school-boy at an examination define a potato as an esculent plant; but both he and the pretty school-mistress were thoroughly demoralized when a "stupid old German" on the committee wanted to know what an esculent plant was. The equation, when hard pushed, had no alternative but to roll over and expire on the pert lips of its mistress: "Why! an esculent plant is a potato, of course!" Plato fixed his place as "the school-master of the ages" through his matchless dexterity in overthrowing such opinions of his pupils as they paraded about, snugly bound in high-sounding phrases. The insolent and conceited Alcibiades comes into the presence of Socrates, prepared, with brazen self-assurance, to define goodness, justice, and virtue, only to discover, in his galling discomfiture, that he knows nothing about these subjects, - does not even know his own opinions. Some philosopher had the curiosity to approach a wretched Lazzarone in Naples, and ask: "What is your idea of freedom?" "What is freedom, sir! Freedom is free macaroni," was the ready response. Everywhere we find the search after freedom obscured by some prospective object to be gained. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
What Is Freedom? and When Am I Free?: Being an Attempt to Put Liberty on a Rational Basis, and Wrest Its Keeping from Irresponsible Pretenders in Chur
Author: Henry AppletonPublisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781377978321
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
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What is Freedom? And, When Am I Free? Being an Attempt to Put Liberty on a Rational Basis, and Wrest Its Keeping from Irrespsonsible Pretenders in Church and State
Author: Henry AppletonLife and Times of Frederick Douglass
Author: Frederick DouglassPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Abolitionists
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
Frederick Douglass recounts early years of abuse, his dramatic escape to the North and eventual freedom, abolitionist campaigns, and his crusade for full civil rights for former slaves. It is also the only of Douglass's autobiographies to discuss his life during and after the Civil War, including his encounters with American presidents such as Lincoln, Grant, and Garfield.
Sketches of the Life and Character of Patrick Henry
Author: William WirtPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Governors
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
My Bondage and My Freedom
Author: Frederick DouglassPublisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1427051305
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 558
Book Description
Published in 1855, My Bondage and My Freedom is the second autobiography by Frederick Douglass. Douglass reflects on the various aspects of his life, first as a slave and than as a freeman. He depicts the path his early life took, his memories of being owned, and how he managed to achieve his freedom. This is an inspirational account of a man who struggled for respect and position in life.
My Bondage and My Freedom
Author: Frederick DouglassPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglass
Bethlehem Revisited
Author: Floyd I. BrewerPublisher:
ISBN: 9780963540201
Category : Bethlehem (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 501
Book Description
Andersonville (Illustrated)
Author: John McElroyPublisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
"Andersonville" is one of the best accounts about the Civil War. McElroy, the author, vividly tells his story about the time he spent as a prisoner of Andersonville and a few other Confederate prisons he was kept at. The book is full of interesting stories and amazing facts about the Confederate prison system and the way prisoners were treated in the South!