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
   
Samuel Hopkins   Name:
Samuel Hopkins
Type:
Clergyman
Nationality:
American
Birth:
September 17, 1721
Death:
December 20, 1803
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