[ExI] History of Slavery

[gts]

On Sat, 26 May 2007 21:37:26 -0400, Lee Corbin <lcorbin at rawbw.com> wrote:

> Moreover, the greatest minds of antiquity, e.g. Aristotle
> and Cicero---who could normally discern with great
> objectivity the tiniest improprieties---failed utterly and
> completely to condemn the institution of slavery. It took
> some kind of sea-change in Western thought.  I'm not
> sure what.

The Quakers were instrumental in bringing about that sea-change, both in  
the US and Britain. One might say they were the spiritual force behind  
abolitionism.

Will Durant writes affectionately of the humble and peaceful Quakers,  
stating words to the effect that "The Quakers surprised Christians and  
non-Christians alike by acting like Christians".

-gts