Quotes By Our Founding Fathers.

shilala · 07-14-2015, 01:17 PM

He was simply a man of his time, Dave.
We tend to look at these guys with the different morality of today's eyes.
The fact that he was in a position to give the northerners an abolishionist gift, yet better his lot, really just means he was a damn motivated businessman with a sensible head.
Were he from further south, there's no way he'd consider such a thing as giving up slave trade.
He could make that concession because of his proximity to the northern economy he served.

In short, he was certainly not a bad guy, and should be admired.

07-14-2015, 01:17 PM	#26
shilala Dear Lord, Thank You. Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Scott Posts: 13,721 Trading: (252)	Re: Quotes By Our Founding Fathers. He was simply a man of his time, Dave. We tend to look at these guys with the different morality of today's eyes. The fact that he was in a position to give the northerners an abolishionist gift, yet better his lot, really just means he was a damn motivated businessman with a sensible head. Were he from further south, there's no way he'd consider such a thing as giving up slave trade. He could make that concession because of his proximity to the northern economy he served. In short, he was certainly not a bad guy, and should be admired. __________________