many people, Carlyle's reputation was forever tarnished. Carlyle's closest friends criticized him for his stand, but rather than back down he grew contrary and isolated. In later publications, the M'Quirk framework was entirely omitted, and Carlyle expressed the opinions as if they were his own. Debate with John Stuart Mill John Stuart Mill's reply, in the next issue of Fraser's Magazine, under the title, "The Negro question" was also published anonymously. Mill criticised Carlyle's view of human nature, the poor, and the existing power structure's complicity in societal wealthy inequality. He argued that any supposedly self-defeating actions are explained by class oppression. See also An American Dilemma: The Negro Problem and Modern Democracy The Race Question Notes References The Carlyle-Mill "Negro Question" Debate. Christianson, Aileen (1980). "On the Writing of the Occasional Discourse on the Negro Question", Carlyle Newsletter, Vol. II, pp. 13–19. Neff, Emery (1924). Carlyle and Mill. New York: Columbia University Press. External links Full text of "Occasional Discourse on the Negro Question" Full text of "Occasional Discourse on the Nigger Question" Works by Thomas Carlyle 1849 essays Works about slavery National questions Essays about politics