Human autonomy is the key concept of Enlightenment ideas. This passage relates to those ideas because Napoleon is refering to the importance of reason over beliefs. When he says "the souls of men proceed along different roads" he is also claiming that any religion is valid to feel close to the creator. In a sense Napoleon makes reference to secularization (the idea of religion and politics should be separated and that one's method of worship should be a private matter). That is why he claims that he could be Catholic, Muslim, or Jew.
The history of the Great Wall of China began when fortifications built by various states during the Spring and Autumn (771–476 BC) and Warring States periods (475–221 BC) were connected by the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, to protect his newly founded Qin dynasty (221–206 BC) against incursions by nomads from
Recolonization of slaves and complete abolition of slavery.
Three groups emerged in the 1830's-1840's each with a differing view of how to end or contain slavery. The most conservative approach was the recolonization approach. The American Colonization Society created the colony of Liberia with the intent of freeing slaves and sending them back to Africa. The most liberal approach came from the Liberty Party who advocated for the complete end of slavery based on moral grounds. The Liberty Party wanted slavery to end immediately with blacks receiving citizenship rights.
The moderate approach to slavery that emerged at the time didn't directly end slavery but hoped to contain the institution. Free-soilers emerge after the Mexican-American War and believed that the new land gained should be free from slavery. By containing slavery to the South, the system would eventually snuff itself out without extra land available to expand the system.
The church
enlightenment ideas and the scientific revolution mostly challenged the institution of the church and the state governments. The church was purposefully wounded by the scientific revolution such that most early scientists who contradicted popular church Cosmo-notions were labelled heretics and ex-communicated from the church.
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