[Eric Pode of Croydon]

I don't know how long slavery might have lasted.

And I do think that the southern states had the right to secede.

I also believe that the slaves, free men and women in the eyes of God, had the right to overthrow their self-styled "owners", by force if necessary, and I would have supported that.

[DiogenesLamp]

I don't know how long slavery might have lasted.

And I do think that the southern states had the right to secede.

I also believe that the slaves, free men and women in the eyes of God, had the right to overthrow their self-styled "owners", by force if necessary, and I would have supported that.

I believe that the slaves had a right to be free, and I would support their overthrowing of their masters by force if it weren't for the fact that it would have gotten them all killed, and probably a lot of other innocent slaves killed as well.

There is no easy answer to this. The only way this situation would have gotten resolved peacefully was by time and continuous social and economic pressure.

This is one of those situations where it is like the Computer said in "War Games."

"The only winning move is not to play." Letting slavery land on the continent was the first mistake.