But I also think one of the great things about the American story is that every injustice, every great cause in American history has been a demand to fulfill our founding principles, not a revolution against our founding principles. The reason why slavery could not survive in America is because it violated our founding principles. The reason why women vote is because it violated our founding principles. Every single one of the great causes in American history has been a demand that we live up to the principles of our founding. (28:55–29:00)
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Asserts that slavery ended in America because it violated the country's founding principles.
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