Richard Hofstadter Quote

The Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863, had all the moral grandeur of a bill of lading.


The American Political Tradition and the Men Who Made It (1948)


The Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863, had all the moral grandeur of a bill of lading.

The Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863, had all the moral grandeur of a bill of lading.

The Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863, had all the moral grandeur of a bill of lading.

The Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863, had all the moral grandeur of a bill of lading.