The Patriots' Dilemma

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'A stunning achievement. Masterly. Finally, an analysis of slavery and republicanism from the left, not seeking to excuse inhumanity by referring to stale recipes about "bourgeois democracy." As the progressive movement in the U.S. begins increasingly to discuss impending fascism, finally we have an account that provides historical foundation for this chilling conception. Brilliant. Insightful.' -- Gerald Horne, author, 'The Counter-Revolution of 1776: Slave Resistance and the Origins of the USA' 'In explaining the role of self-interest in the abolition work of the founding generation, Timothy Messer-Kruse broadens debates that generally focus on the motives and efforts of those who supported African recolonization to show that the rhetoric attributed to colonizationists permeates the work of early abolitionists in general. Messer-Kruse takes away the illusion of altruism and replaces it with an honest examination of the role of self-interest in the first generation of antislavery.' -- Beverly Tomek, author of 'Colonization and Its Discontents: Emancipation, Emigration, and Antislavery in Antebellum Pennsylvania'