so was it morally better to let a few million linger in slavery vs having a hand in a more centralized government? which is the greater evil?
so was it morally better to let a few million linger in slavery vs having a hand in a more centralized government? which is the greater evil?
the discussion also is about the moral choice he made.
one of those moral quandaries that played out in real life.
More generally, should someone ignore the law to free the lives of millions of people?
the discussion also is about the moral choice he made.
one of those moral quandaries that played out in real life.
More generally, should someone ignore the law to free the lives of millions of people?
The slaves would have been freed eventually. The industrial revolution made them obsolete [not cost effective], and social pressure would have continued to mount. 620 to 700k people died in the Civil War, to me that is not justifiable.
The end result of the war was not only free slaves (good), but consolidation of power in the federal government (bad). I feel Lincoln completely disregarded the spirit of the 10th Amendment by fighting the war. So I stand by my scumbag Lincoln meme.