The individuals who supported the Fugitive Slave Law “had no opinions, they had no memory for what they had been saying like the Lord’s prayer, all their lifetime; they were only looking to what their great captain did, and if he jumped, they jumped” (Emerson 74). Since these men have grown accustomed to adopting the opinions of others, they lose sight of what they truly believe in, and they fail to consult their own moral …show more content…
The reconnection of each individual to his moral sense is necessary to combat the effects of majority tyranny, but not sufficient to return American society to a morally upright position. In addition to this moral reconnection, good political leadership that consists of independent men consulting their own sense of morality, rather than the views of the majority, is necessary to overcome the blemish on American history that is