[AzzarTheGod]

Originally Posted by iruinedyourday [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Of the nine presidents who were slaveholders, only George Washington freed all his own slaves upon his death. Washington gradually came to realize that slavery was immoral and contrary to the Revolutionary ideals of liberty and equality. In 1774 he endorsed a document, known as the Fairfax Resolves, which condemned the slave trade as “unnatural” and recommended that no more slaves be imported into the British colonies. Five years later, he approved a plan to grant slaves their freedom in exchange for service in the Continental Army.

Sounds like he was working within the system to enact meaningful change. Pokesan would probably preferred a ruthless dictator's approach.

Whether he owned slaves or not is moot, I don't see any other big slave countries like Italy or Greece bashing the ancient philosophers and Emperors over their ownership and continuation of slavery.

Its a fuckass thing to do to sully the founding fathers over this.