Two modern states characterized by Spartan suppression of the individual are: Nazi Germany and Communist Russia, since these were very extractive and violent institutions (although Nazi Germany was worse).
Montesquieu advocated reform of slavery in The Spirit of Law. As part of his advocacy he presented a satirical hypothetical list of arguments for slavery.
The Warsaw ghetto was the largest Jewish ghetto during World War 2. The Germans made all the Jews move into that ghetto and provided them with minimal food, and many people died because of starvation.
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He probably wanted to know about the animals and plants of the new lands because it opened up new opportinites for the colonies to expand.
