I do not believe any written word is proof against a sufficiently powerful meme. If you know your history, you can see how abolition continuously spread with one state after another slowly passing laws for the gradual abolition of slavery.
Abolition wasn't going to be stopped. It would have eventually become socially unacceptable to maintain people in bondage even in the South.
If you've read George Washington's writings on slavery and his change of opinion regarding it, you quickly realize that it was only a matter of time before these ideas became apparent to everyone, even those who had a vested financial interest in the peculiar institution.
Not true. Peaceful secession has yet to be tried so we do not know how successful it can be.
As a consequence of Lincoln and the Civil war, the vast majority of Americans believe secession is completely illegal, and that any attempt to secede should be stopped by force if necessary.
The Public relations damage to the idea of independence is some of the worst damage caused by the civil war.
Actually it is only chicken little’s like you going around hyperventilating about and lying about history that cause people to believe that.
Agree.