I also omitted that Pennsylvania passed its emancipation act in 1780; that New York passed it’s emancipation act in 1799, and New Jersey in 1804.
Your point? I wanted to keep it small, focused on what Burke said. Do you take some issue with the point that it would in fact carry some oddity, especially after transporting over 3 million across the sea?
“Do you take some issue with the point that it would in fact carry some oddity, especially after transporting over 3 million across the sea?”
It has the same oddity as our Declaration of Independence citing the right of all men to liberty at a time when we practiced slavery.
Historical virtue signaling is a fool’s game that comes back to bite those who try to play it. It ends up in statue smashing and flag banning.