However, a consistent sense of respect and admiration for John Brown abounds between all three authors. ... After Brown's execution, the authors of newspapers and journals around the nation repeatedly vilified him. ... Thoreau goes on to criticize authors who speak ill of Brown's actions, stating that "They do not know the man.... The author is arguing that the death of Brown is something that cannot be understated or ignored; in effect, this marks the beginning of the war. ... As the Renaissance also took many of its values from Romanticism, the ideas of changing traditions and...

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