Imperialism Hostile to Liberty
Imperialism Hostile to Liberty written by Carl Schurz was written in 1899 durning the time where America was invading the Philippines. Schurz was strickly against the invasion and called it un-American. He said it was un-Constitutional and went against the Declaration of Independence. Schurz continued and said we were acting like Spain did when they tried to oppress the Native Americans we were doing the same to the Filipinos.
Schurz basically called imperialism un-American which in a sense is true. The pilgrims left England because of oppression and many of the Native Americans were killed off because of the Spanish Conquest it is unfair for us to do the same to the Filipinos. I don't agree completely with Schurz because I think at the time American needed to expand to show the world that it was a power and needed to be recongized.
Schurz basically called imperialism un-American which in a sense is true. The pilgrims left England because of oppression and many of the Native Americans were killed off because of the Spanish Conquest it is unfair for us to do the same to the Filipinos. I don't agree completely with Schurz because I think at the time American needed to expand to show the world that it was a power and needed to be recongized.
posted by MLamattina at 7:02 PM
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Schurz is an anti-imperialist. What are the key points of his argument? How do they differ from the arguments made by those who were in favor of expansion? What are the key images or symbols used here? Are there any common themes between the pro and anti-war speeches here?
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