The reminiscences . r Statesrights and Byron Paine, in which I defended, to the best ofmy ability, his position, which no doubt was also the positionof the bulk of the anti-slavery men of the time, although therewere strong and distinguished dissenters. This address I did not include in the collection of myspeeches which was published six years later, because a morematured judgment had convinced me that—not indeed thefundamental theory of democracy, but the conclusions drawnfrom it as to the functions and necessary powers of govern-ment, were unsound. Here was a striking illustration of thepro
The reminiscences . r Statesrights and Byron Paine, in which I defended, to the best ofmy ability, his position, which no doubt was also the positionof the bulk of the anti-slavery men of the time, although therewere strong and distinguished dissenters. This address I did not include in the collection of myspeeches which was published six years later, because a morematured judgment had convinced me that—not indeed thefundamental theory of democracy, but the conclusions drawnfrom it as to the functions and necessary powers of govern-ment, were unsound. Here was a striking illustration of theproneness of the human mind to permit itself to be swayed [113]. CARL SCHURZ IN 1861 THE REMINISCENCES OF CARL SCHURZ VOLUME TWO1852-1863cu31924027042583
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