Picture of Slavery in the United States of AmericaE. Hunt, 1834 - 227 էջ |
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... never could have been believed , were not the aw- ful fact indisputably verified . The uniform conduct of slave - holders who profess Chris- tianity , is denied as " misrepresentation . " Notorious facts are contradicted , upon the plea ...
... never could have been believed , were not the aw- ful fact indisputably verified . The uniform conduct of slave - holders who profess Chris- tianity , is denied as " misrepresentation . " Notorious facts are contradicted , upon the plea ...
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... the crime of the latter exceeds that of the former , as much as the limited and temporary powers of the ani mal are surpassed by the extensive capacities and never- ending existence of man . " We know men to 16 PICTURE OF SLAVERY . II III.
... the crime of the latter exceeds that of the former , as much as the limited and temporary powers of the ani mal are surpassed by the extensive capacities and never- ending existence of man . " We know men to 16 PICTURE OF SLAVERY . II III.
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... never can be justified : and Jewish aberrations from the requisitions of their own heaven - promulged law , in- stead of furnishing us an example to copy , provide a bea- con for alarm and instruction . The public formularies of the ...
... never can be justified : and Jewish aberrations from the requisitions of their own heaven - promulged law , in- stead of furnishing us an example to copy , provide a bea- con for alarm and instruction . The public formularies of the ...
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... never be bestowed by a creature ; and as no person can possibly offer any equivalent for a human soul , no purchase could ever be honestly made of a rational be- ing ; and of course , he never could be even claimed , much less stolen ...
... never be bestowed by a creature ; and as no person can possibly offer any equivalent for a human soul , no purchase could ever be honestly made of a rational be- ing ; and of course , he never could be even claimed , much less stolen ...
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... never transform this fiction into verity , and this vilest of all thefts into justice ; and you would resentfully complain , that " this mischievous kidnapping , purchase , sale and transfer of me , as if I were a horse or an ox merely ...
... never transform this fiction into verity , and this vilest of all thefts into justice ; and you would resentfully complain , that " this mischievous kidnapping , purchase , sale and transfer of me , as if I were a horse or an ox merely ...
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Էջ 46 - For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
Էջ 21 - We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
Էջ 22 - That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot by any compact deprive or divest their posterity; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.
Էջ 73 - I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Էջ 17 - And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
Էջ 48 - And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts.
Էջ 82 - There is a law above all the enactments of human codes— the same throughout the world, the same in all times — such as it was...
Էջ 195 - There is only one condition previously required of those who desire admission into these societies, "a desire to flee from the wrath to come, and to be saved from their sins.
Էջ 62 - This is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men love darkness rather than light, because their deeds are evil.
Էջ 13 - If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness ; he is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness : from such withdraw thyself.