The white "founders" did occasionally display guilt over slavery. James Madison, for example, argued that it would be wrong to state openly in the U.S. Constitution the "idea that there could be property in men."

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James Madison, among other founding fathers, indeed expressed discomfort with the notion of slavery, arguing against explicitly acknowledging the concept of human property in the U.S. Constitution, reflecting a form of moral conflict or guilt over the institution of slavery.

The White "Founders" Did Occasionally Display Guilt Over Slavery