[Sherman Logan]

Go search where you will, roam through all the monarchies and despotisms of the Old World, travel through South America, search out every abuse and when you have found the last, lay your facts by the side of the everyday practices of this nation, and you will say with me that, for revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy, America reigns without a rival.

Generally agree with him, but it would not have been difficult to find a country with more revolting barbarity at the time.

Shameless hypocrisy, he had a point. :)

[Osage Orange]

Agreed.........I think it wouldn't have been hard to find countries then...with more barbarity.

And yes...with hypocrisy...he had a sharp point.

[aimhigh]

Generally agree with him, but it would not have been difficult to find a country with more revolting barbarity at the time.

In South American countries at the time, slaves had 1/3 the lifespan of slaves in the USA.