We, collectively as a species, managed to find a path in which slavery was no longer necessary - for the first time in human history. Yes, the cost was huge -

We, collectively as a species, managed to find a path in which slavery was no longer necessary - for the first time in human history. Yes, the cost was huge - that's why stupid things like the Fugitive Slave Law and the Dred Scott Decision happened, leading to the failure of Whiggish Moderation and, well, you know the rest...