Bonaparte weighed re-enslavement as a pragmatic option rather than a principled decision

Evidence

Still, he sought a pragmatic approach to the colonies. “The question,” he explained in May 1800, was not whether it was a good idea to “abolish slavery,” but rather whether it would be reasonable to “abolish liberty” in Saint-Domingue. — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 917

Categorization

• QUESTION: Worth chasing whether Bonaparte held a genuine intention to restore slavery or treated it instrumentally at this stage.
• XREF: connects to: Bonaparte’s emancipation promises to Louverture were probably deliberate deception — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 919; Bonaparte tailored colonial policy to contingent yields, not principle — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 918; Bonaparte planned to exploit internal Saint-Domingue resentments against Louverture — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 902 (+1 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Bonaparte’s emancipation promises to Louverture were probably deliberate deception — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 919; Bonaparte tailored colonial policy to contingent yields, not principle — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 918; Bonaparte planned to exploit internal Saint-Domingue resentments against Louverture — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 902 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Bonaparte tailored colonial policy to contingent yields, not principle #corroborates (0.97) — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 918