While Washington and Jefferson privately expressed distaste for slavery, they also understood that it was part of the political and economic bedrock of the country they helped to create.
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More than anything, the historians say, the founders were hampered by the culture of their time.
While Washington and Jefferson privately expressed distaste for slavery, they also understood that it was part of the political and economic bedrock of the country they helped to create.
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歷史學家認為,最重要的原因是開國元勛們受到當時社會文化的局限。
盡管華盛頓和杰斐遜私下里都表達了對奴隸制的反感,但是他們也知道奴隸制是他們努力創(chuàng)建的國家的政治與經濟基石的一部分。