Re:How the Hell Do You Govern in a Complex World
by dragonwriter on Sunday February 14, 2021 @11:48PM
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> The Founding Fathers intended the elimination of slavery
The Founding Fathers didn't have a shared opinion on the issue, and the only concrete action they jointly took was directly protect it and to bake in extra political power for slavers.
> but had to compromise lest the fragile Union break before it could form
The people those founding fathers who wanted slavery eventually eliminated had to compromise with were also founding fathers.
The Founding Fathers didn't have a shared opinion on the issue, and the only concrete action they jointly took was directly protect it and to bake in extra political power for slavers.
> but had to compromise lest the fragile Union break before it could form
The people those founding fathers who wanted slavery eventually eliminated had to compromise with were also founding fathers.