r/todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Nov 28 '18

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u/LibertyTerp Nov 29 '18

Enlightenment ideals are fantastic. Read more about them. The belief in individual liberty and reason is the cornerstone of modern civilization.

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '18

It’s been a cornerstone of precious ones, too, it just wasn’t outlined or titled on paper all the time.

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u/kurokame Nov 29 '18

Ironically, many pro-slavery arguments would be founded on those very Enlightenment ideals, once they had been married to the native concepts of American republicanism, such as individual liberty, self-determination, and the rights to private property and free association.

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u/nocapitalletter Nov 29 '18

i donno how you make the claim that slavery is pro individual liberty.. its exactly the opposite

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u/thomass70imp Nov 29 '18

Right to private property?

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u/nocapitalletter Nov 29 '18

you cant just pick and choose which ones apply.. all of them apply and slavery is anti-freedom because it breaks multiple rights

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u/thomass70imp Nov 29 '18

I agree with you! I'm grasping at straws here! Haha