Able Quote by R.J. Rushdoony

Slavery is not penal in character and planned by that law which commands the preservation of the natural order and forbids disturbance.

— Saint Augustine

Slavery was established by decree of Almighty God...it is sanctioned in the Bible, in both Testaments, from Genesis to Revelation...it has existed in all…

— Jefferson Davis

Slavery, if it can be legalized at all, can be legalized only by positive legislation. Natural law gives it no aid. Custom imparts to…

— Lysander Spooner

By the law of Christ, every man is bound to love his neighbour as himself; but every servant is a neighbour of every civil…

— John Wycliffe

“Slavery is as old as civilization, and has been practiced all over the world. It was ubiquitous in antiquity, and is taken for granted…

— David Livingstone Smith

No, this is not what a fair God would do. And why does it not say anywhere in the Bible that slavery is wrong?…

— Mira Sorvino

You can find justification for slavery in the Bible. Some say this is what the Bible says and that closes the argument.

— Desmond Tutu

“Older forms of indentured servanthood and the bond-service of biblical times had often been harsh, but Christian abolitionists concluded that race-based, life-long chattel slavery,…

— Timothy Keller

“Slavery and the Bible? First Corinthians 7:21 told slaves to take the opportunity to be free. Let me put forth that God commanded the…

— Gina Turner

I could not comprehend the justice of that law, or that religion, which upholds or recognizes the principle of slavery;

— Solomon Northup

Slavery results from laws, laws are made by governments, and, therefore people can only be freed from slavery by the abolition of governments.... And…

— Leo Tolstoy

...the right of holding slaves is clearly established in the Holy Scriptures, both by precept and example... Had the holding of slaves been a…

— Richard Furman