Slavery. Hmm. Well, if people can really learn the lessons from 200 years ago, that's great. But given the number of people being treated in much the same way today, it's a moot point.
And what about those profiting today from 'cheap' labour? What about those profiting from the arms industry? Is it better to enslave a man than to kill him?
Maybe in another 200 years our successors will condemn us for tolerating warfare and mass killing in the name of freedom and democracy.
Think on.