And some of them, dear, thought that slavery was okay / a necessary evil / or
PRAGMATICALLY gave in on that subject. The Bible doesn't find fault with slavery. No, don't even attempt to argue that it does. That the Chosen people were in bondage, was turned around, when they were slaves in Egypt; GOD didn't send another Moses, when they were again enslaved. Heck, HE even allows the Hebrews to have slaves of their own.
Slipping into refferences about GOD and what's in the Bible, isn't going to shore up your " principles " arguement. It's also the last ditch of scoundrels, dear. :-)
And some of them, dear, thought that slavery was okay / a necessary evil / or PRAGMATICALLY gave in on that subject. And you hold that up as an example that pragmatism is good? Doesn't make sense to me.
Incidentally, didn't you just refute your own assertion that pragmatism is necessary in politics? For, if our Forefathers had stuck to the principle they articulated the Declaration of Independence that all men are created equal and our rights come from God, the mess of slavery would have ended sooner.
It looks---as if/you may/have a friend!!......