Slavery is wholly founded on force."
Slavery originates in the power of the strong over the weak."
"Slavery disqualifies a man to fulfil the great object of his being."
"The doctrines of the Bible forbid slavery."
"There is no word, either in the Old or the New Testament, which expresses the idea of slave or slavery."
"Slavery places its subjects beyond moral and legal obligation therefore, it can never be a legal or moral relation."
"Slavery is inconsistent with the moral nature of man." "To hold in slavery is inconsistent with the present state of morals and religion."
Slavery is contrary to the will of God."
"No man can hold a slave, and be a Christian."
Averments of this order are quite numerous. Fanatics receive them; and some others do not distinguish them from truths.
At any age, and in any country, where such errors are generally adopted, and become the rules of political action, morals and religion are always in commotion, and in danger of shipwreck for, although, where man has only approached so far towards civilization that even the enlightened can merely perceive them as rudimental, yet the great principles that influence human life, morality and religion, are, everywhere, and always have been the same.