tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post104111157968125413..comments2024-03-26T12:23:29.784-04:00Comments on Philosoraptor: Winston Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-7699464849570722342007-11-18T21:59:00.000-05:002007-11-18T21:59:00.000-05:00Every civilization until William Wilberforce of th...Every civilization until William Wilberforce of the UK got the Slave Trade Act of 1807 passed, and eventually its total moral abolition in the 1833 Slavery Abolition Act, sucked by any and all contemporary standards.<BR/><BR/>And yes, the Founding itself kinda sucked, not to mention Manifest Destiny. More Hobbes than Locke in practice, pushing the Native Americans around and all.<BR/><BR/>Tom Van Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121072404143877596noreply@blogger.com