Author: Theodore Parker

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-23

Total Pages: 158

ISBN-13: 9781527614888

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Excerpt from The Great Battle Between Slavery and Freedom: Considered in Two Speeches Delivered Before the American Antislavery Society, at New York, May 7, 1856 Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen, After that Trinitarian introduction, in which I am presented before you as one antislavery Nature in three Persons, a fanatic, an infidel, and a traitor, I am sure a Unitarian minister will bring his welcome along with him. And yet I come under great disadvantages: for I follow one whose color is more than the logic which his cause did not need (alluding to Mr. Esmond); and another whose sex is more eloquent than the philosophy of noblest men (referring to Mrs. Blackwell), whose word has in it the wild witchery which takes captive your heart. I am neither an African nor a Woman. I shall speak, therefore, somewhat in the way of logic, which the one rejected; something also, perhaps, of philosophy, which the other likewise passed by. Allow me to say, however, still further, by way of intro duction, that I should not weary your ears at all this morn ing, were it not that another man, your friend and mine, Mr. Phillips, lies sick at home. Remember the threefold misfortune of my position: I come after an African, after a Woman, and in the place of Wendell Phillips. I shall ask your attention to some Thoughts on the present Aspect of the Antislavery Enterprise, and the Forces which work therefor. In all great movements of mankind, there are three special works to be done, so many periods of work, and the same number of classes of persons therein engaged. First is the period of Sentiment. The business is to produce the right feeling, - a sense of lack, and a fore feeling of desire for the special thing required. The aim is to produce a sense of need, and also a feeling of want. That is the first thing. The next period is that of Ideas, where the work is to furnish the Thought of What is wanted, - a distinct, pre cise, adequate idea. The sentiment must precede the thought; for the primitive element in all human conduct is a feeling: every thing begins in a spontaneous emotion. 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.

Download or read book The Great Battle Between Slavery and Freedom written by Theodore Parker and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-23 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Great Battle Between Slavery and Freedom: Considered in Two Speeches Delivered Before the American Antislavery Society, at New York, May 7, 1856 Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen, After that Trinitarian introduction, in which I am presented before you as one antislavery Nature in three Persons, a fanatic, an infidel, and a traitor, I am sure a Unitarian minister will bring his welcome along with him. And yet I come under great disadvantages: for I follow one whose color is more than the logic which his cause did not need (alluding to Mr. Esmond); and another whose sex is more eloquent than the philosophy of noblest men (referring to Mrs. Blackwell), whose word has in it the wild witchery which takes captive your heart. I am neither an African nor a Woman. I shall speak, therefore, somewhat in the way of logic, which the one rejected; something also, perhaps, of philosophy, which the other likewise passed by. Allow me to say, however, still further, by way of intro duction, that I should not weary your ears at all this morn ing, were it not that another man, your friend and mine, Mr. Phillips, lies sick at home. Remember the threefold misfortune of my position: I come after an African, after a Woman, and in the place of Wendell Phillips. I shall ask your attention to some Thoughts on the present Aspect of the Antislavery Enterprise, and the Forces which work therefor. In all great movements of mankind, there are three special works to be done, so many periods of work, and the same number of classes of persons therein engaged. First is the period of Sentiment. The business is to produce the right feeling, - a sense of lack, and a fore feeling of desire for the special thing required. The aim is to produce a sense of need, and also a feeling of want. That is the first thing. The next period is that of Ideas, where the work is to furnish the Thought of What is wanted, - a distinct, pre cise, adequate idea. The sentiment must precede the thought; for the primitive element in all human conduct is a feeling: every thing begins in a spontaneous emotion. 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.