Judges and Judiciary
Jun. 27, 2000
First Principles
Forum: By John C. Eastman In 1860, the Republican Party - the party of Abraham Lincoln - included in its platform a stinging criticism of slavery and polygamy, referring to the two institutions as the "twin relics of barbarism." Slavery was barbaric because it deprived some human beings of their liberty, one of the unalienable rights that was bestowed on all men, all human beings, by our "Creator," to use the words of the Declaration of Independence.
In 1860, the Republican Party - the party of Abraham Lincoln - included in its platform a stinging criticism of slavery and polygamy, referring to the two institutions as the "twin relics of barbarism." Slavery was barbaric because it deprived some human beings of their liberty, one of the unalienable rights that was bestowed on all men, all human beings,...
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