He invented fascism, a kind of government that puts the state before everything. Including personal liberties. All that kind of stuff was up to the state.
Answer: Under international humanitarian law, intentional attacks on civilians, or attacks that do not distinguish between military targets and civilians, are prohibited under all circumstances.
Since some of the frontier colonies during this time were free due to the idea of popular sovereignty, some slaves could successfully escape to "free" states and not be forced to return to their home state.