H, I think it is hypocritical to abolish slavery but allow and even promote slave trading. Additionally, the British didn't abolish slavery throughout its empire until 1833 see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_Abolition_Act_1833  Similar to Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, it only freed the slaves in the states rebelling and kept it legal in the states that weren't. I think British laws/policies/views slavery had very little if anything to do with our War of Independence. I don't know much about Jefferson's views on slavery but I'm pretty sure James Madison would have abolished it. He tried to free his personal slave but his father and the laws wouldn't allow it I believe. I wasn't referring to you in any way about whining.  What I was referring to is either a country is free or not. For example, Australia has a position called the Governor-General who is appointed by either the King or Queen of the U.K. and can over ride the laws of Australia if he feels compelled to do so.