 | 1818 - 396 pages
...liberty ? Every thinking, honest man rejects it in specu« Hanover, Jan. 18, 1773. « PEAR SIR, lation. How few in practice from conscientious motives ! "...one believe that I am master of slaves, of my own purchasing ! I am drawn along by the general inconventence of living here without them. I will not,... | |
 | 1831 - 222 pages
...principle as repugnant to humanity, as it is in consistent with the bible, and destructive to li berty .' every thinking, honest man rejects it in speculation. How few in practice, from con scientious motives ! " Would any one believe that I am master ī slaves, of my own purchase ! 1... | |
 | 1833 - 202 pages
...that in such an age and such a country we find men professing a religion the most humane, mild, meek, gentle and generous, adopting a principle as repugnant...speculation, how few in practice, from conscientious motives. The world in general has denied your people a share of its honors, but the wise will ascribe to you... | |
 | 1833 - 214 pages
...that in such an age and such a country we find men professing a religion the most humane, mild, meek, gentle and generous, adopting a principle as repugnant...speculation, how few in practice, from conscientious motives. The world in general has denied your people a share of its honors, but the wise will ascribe to you... | |
 | Julius Rubens Ames - 1837 - 244 pages
...professing a religion the /i most humane, mild, gentle and generous, adopting a principle as re- J pugnant to humanity, as it is inconsistent with the Bible,...speculation, How few in practice, from conscientious motives !T JAMES MONROE JOHN JAY. 23 Would any one believe that I am master of slaves, of my own purchase !... | |
 | Julius Rubens Ames - 1839 - 160 pages
...humanity are defined and understood with precision, in a country, above all others, fond of liberty, that in such an age, and in such a country, we find...speculation how few in practice from conscientious motives ! "SVould any one believe that I am master of slaves, of my own purchase ! I am drawn along by the... | |
 | Julius Rubens Ames, Benjamin Lundy - 1843 - 598 pages
...we find men professing a religion the most humane, mild, gentle and generous, adopting a prineiple as repugnant to humanity, as it is inconsistent with...rejects it in speculation how few in practice from conseientious motives ! Would any one believe that I am master of slaves, of my own purchase! I am... | |
 | 1841 - 432 pages
...of humanity are denned and understood with precision, in a country above all others fond of liberty, we find men professing a religion the most humane,...speculation; how few in practice, from conscientious motives! * * I believe a time icitt come when an opportunity will be offered to abolish this lamentable evil.... | |
 | Harriet Beecher Stowe - 1853 - 276 pages
...generous, adopting such a principle, as repugnant to humanity as it is inconsistent with the Bible, acd destructive to liberty ? Every thinking, honest man rejects it in speculation. How free in prse tico from conscientious motives ! Would any one believe that I am master of slaves of... | |
 | Anthony Benezet, Roberts VAUX - 1859 - 172 pages
...humanity are defined and understood with precision, in a country above all others fond of liberty, that in such an age and in such a country, we find...speculation. How few, in practice, from conscientious motives ! "Believe me, I shall honour the Quakers for their noble efforts to abolish slavery. Would any one... | |
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... as repugnant to humanity, as it is inconsistent with the Bible, and destructive to liberty? Every thinking, honest man rejects it in speculation how few in practice from conscientious motives... 
