God saw fit, for wise reasons to allow the people of Israel thus to make and possess slaves; but is this any license to us to enslave any of our fellow-men, to kill any of our fellow-men whom we please and are able to destroy, and take possession of their estates?-- Samuel Hopkins
Name: Samuel Hopkins Type: Clergyman Nationality: American Birth: September 17, 1721 Death: December 20, 1803 |