"Liberty."American Anti-Slavery Society, 1839 - 141 strani |
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... minds of the people of this country ! But I despair of seeing it . Some petitions were : presented to the Assembly at its last session , for the abolition of slavery ; but they could scarcely obtain a hearing.— Letter to Lafayette . I ...
... minds of the people of this country ! But I despair of seeing it . Some petitions were : presented to the Assembly at its last session , for the abolition of slavery ; but they could scarcely obtain a hearing.— Letter to Lafayette . I ...
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... mind and with- draw the attention , I hope will apologize for the delay , and plead my excuse for the seeming , but not real neglect . I thank you most sin- cerely for your polite notice of me , in the elegant lines you enclosed ; and ...
... mind and with- draw the attention , I hope will apologize for the delay , and plead my excuse for the seeming , but not real neglect . I thank you most sin- cerely for your polite notice of me , in the elegant lines you enclosed ; and ...
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... minds of the people that these liberties are of the gift of God ? That they are not to be violated but with his wrath ? Indeed , I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just ; that his justice cannot sleep for ever ; that ...
... minds of the people that these liberties are of the gift of God ? That they are not to be violated but with his wrath ? Indeed , I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just ; that his justice cannot sleep for ever ; that ...
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... mind or heart , and I am often disposed to write much respecting its affairs ; but I have so little information as to its present political objects and operations , that I am afraid to attempt it . - An excellent law might be made out ...
... mind or heart , and I am often disposed to write much respecting its affairs ; but I have so little information as to its present political objects and operations , that I am afraid to attempt it . - An excellent law might be made out ...
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... mind should glow with that generous ardor in the cause of freedom , which can alone save a governmeut like ours from the lurking demon of usurpation ? Do you not dread the con- tamination of principle ? The example of Rome shows that ...
... mind should glow with that generous ardor in the cause of freedom , which can alone save a governmeut like ours from the lurking demon of usurpation ? Do you not dread the con- tamination of principle ? The example of Rome shows that ...
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abolished abolition of slavery African American Anti-Slavery authority avarice BENJAMIN LUNDY blood bondage brethren Brevard's Digest Britain British cause chains Christian citizens civil Coahuila colonies color congress constitution court crime cruel cruelty dare declared degraded Domingo earth ELIZABETH MARGARET CHANDLER emancipation equal evil feelings freedom friends Georgia give GRANVILLE SHARP hand happiness heart honor human Indian inhabitants JOHN JOSEPH RITNER justice labor land lashes legislature liberty master mercy mestizoes Mexican Mexico misery moral mulatto nation nature negroes never NEW-ENGLAND ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETY offence oppression owner poor possess principles PRUDENCE CRANDALL punishment purchase republic SLAVE LAWS slave or slaves slave-trade slaveholding society soul South Carolina spirit suffer territory Texas Texian thee things THOMAS THOMAS CLARKSON thou thousand Toussaint Toussaint L'Ouverture tyrants Union United unto violation Virginia whip white person WILLIAM
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Stran 118 - If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? 21 And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
Stran 5 - Observe good faith and justice towards all nations; cultivate peace and harmony with all. Religion and morality enjoin this conduct; and can it be that good policy does not equally enjoin it?
Stran 118 - ... and cinnamon and odours and ointments, and frankincense and wine and oil, and fine flour and wheat, and beasts and sheep and horses, and chariots and slaves and souls of men.
Stran 4 - Every citizen may freely speak, write, and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right; and no law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press.
Stran 97 - I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd.
Stran 118 - For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another, 14.
Stran 76 - Thou hast left behind Powers that will work for thee; air, earth, and skies; There's not a breathing of the common wind That will forget thee; thou hast great allies; Thy friends are exultations, agonies, And love, and man's unconquerable mind.
Stran 117 - But we all with open face, beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
Stran 24 - That the senators and representatives of this state, in the congress of the United States...
Stran 97 - As human nature's broadest, foulest blot, Chains him, and tasks him, and exacts his sweat With stripes, that Mercy with a bleeding heart Weeps, when she sees inflicted on a beast. Then what is man? And what man, seeing this, And having human feelings, does not blush And hang his head, to think himself a man?