Is it not amazing, that at a time, when the rights of humanity are defined and understood with precision, in a country, above all others, fond of liberty, that in such an age, and in... Friends' Miscellany - Page 187edited by - 1835Full view - About this book
| Harriet Beecher Stowe - Antislavery movements - 1853 - 316 pages
...brought into general uso, and guarded by muny laws, a species of violence and tyranny which our more rudo and barbarous, but more honest ancestors detested....humanity are defined, and understood with precision, in в country above all others fond of liberty, — that in such. an age and in such a country wo find... | |
| Slavery - 1853 - 380 pages
...sum of all villanies ! " Is it not amazing, that at a time when the rights of humanity are defined with precision, in a country above all others fond of liberty, that in such an age, and in such a country, we should find men, professing a religion the most humane and gentle, adopting principles... | |
| Wilson Armistead - Antislavery movements - 1853 - 384 pages
...how long ? Well, indeed, did the great John Wesley designate slavery " the sum of all villanies ! " Is it not amazing, that at a time when the rights of humanity are defined with precision, in a country above all others fond of liberty, that in such an age, and in such a country,... | |
| Hinton Rowan Helper - Slavery - 1857 - 432 pages
...and refined morality, have brought into general use, and guarded by many laws, a species of violence and tyranny which our more rude and barbarous, but...others fond of liberty — that in such an age and in such a country, we find men professing a religion the most mild, humane, gentle, and generous, adopting... | |
| Hinton Rowan Helper - Slavery - 1857 - 434 pages
...and refined morality, have brought into general use, and guarded by many laws, a species of violence and tyranny which our more rude and barbarous, but...others fond of liberty — that in such an age and in such a country, we find men professing a religion the most mittl, humane, gentle, and generous,... | |
| Julius Rubens Ames - Abolitionists - 1857 - 348 pages
...and refined morality, have brought into general use, and guarded by many laws, a species of violence and tyranny, which our more rude and barbarous, but...others, fond of liberty, that in such an age, and in such a country, we find men professing a religion the most humane, mild, gentle and generous, adopting... | |
| Hinton Rowan Helper - Slavery - 1857 - 432 pages
...and refined morality, have brought into general use, and guarded by many laws, a species of violence and tyranny which our more rude and barbarous, but...with precision, in a country above all others fond of liberty—that in such an age and in such a country, we find men professing a religion the most mild,... | |
| William Allen - History - 1857 - 930 pages
...him to deplore the practice of slavery. On this subject, in a letter written in 1773, he inquires : " Is it not amazing, that at a time when the rights...liberty ; that in such an age and such a country we und men, professing a religion, the most humane, mild, gentle, and generous, adopting a principle as... | |
| Anthony Benezet, Roberts VAUX - 1859 - 172 pages
...and refined morality, have brought into general use, and guarded by many laws, a species of violence and tyranny which our more rude and barbarous, but...all others fond of liberty, that in such an age and in such a country, we find men professing a religion the most humane, mild, gentle, and generous, adopting... | |
| John Stevens Cabot Abbott - Cuba - 1860 - 364 pages
...and refined morality, have brought into general use, and guarded by many laws a species of violence and tyranny, which our more- rude and barbarous, but...country, we find men, professing a religion the most mild, humane, gentle and generous, adopting such a principle aa repugnant to humanity as it is inconsistent... | |
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