The name of the human was lucy
Personally, i don't think he is.
John Brown Believed that the only way to overthrow the institution of slavery is by doing an armed revolt. We have to aware that in his Era, slavery is very common. Is like owning a dog in this era. He probably tried to convince the slave owners to realize the value of human's dignity no matter what the race is but nobody agrees with his point of view.
Deciding how to spend the money coming from the tax collection is the main function of the government. Government must have to decide where they would invest the tax money in order to control the inflation and also to increase the productivity of its their country.