Everything we do is to improve it, if it happens in our day; if not, let us transmit to our descendants, together with our slaves, a pity for their unhappy lot and an abhorrence of slavery." 1773 Alexander Hamiliton Inconclusive, though Yes "The existence of he did buy and sell slavery makes us slaves on behalf of fancy many things others at times. that are founded History paints him as an abolitionist who neither in reason or experience." Jphn Adams to slavery is No. His wife Abagail No. He was overseas “Consenting a sacrilegious breach of was also against serving as a diplomat. trust, as offensive in the slavery and paid her sight of God as it is derogatory from our own African servants. honor or interest of happiness” Janes Madison "[I]f slavery, as a Yes. 100 willed to Yes national evil, is to him his father along be abolished, and with his estate. it be just that it be Although he owned done at the slaves all of his life he national expense, is considered an the amount of the abolitionist expense is not a paramount consideration. " Charles Cotesworth Yes Yes. “The nature of our climate, and the
Everything we do is to improve it, if it happens in our day; if not, let us transmit to our descendants, together with our slaves, a pity for their unhappy lot and an abhorrence of slavery." 1773 Alexander Hamiliton "The existence of slavery makes us fancy many things that are founded neither in reason or experience." Inconclusive, though he did buy and sell slaves on behalf of others at times. History paints him as an abolitionist who Yes Jphn Adams “Consenting to slavery is a sacrilegious breach of trust, as offensive in the sight of God as it is derogatory from our own honor or interest of happiness” No. His wife Abagail was also against slavery and paid her African servants. No. He was overseas serving as a diplomat. Janes Madison "[I]f slavery, as a national evil, is to be abolished, and it be just that it be done at the national expense, the amount of the expense is not a paramount consideration. " Yes. 100 willed to him his father along with his estate. Although he owned slaves all of his life he is considered an abolitionist Yes Charles Cotesworth “The nature of our climate, and the Yes Yes.