"It appears first, that liberty is a natural,……" — Thomas Clarkson
"It appears first, that liberty is a natural, and government an adventitious right, because all men were originally free."
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Thomas Clarkson
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8 Quotes by Thomas Clarkson
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Mankind have their local attachments. They have a particular regard for the spot, in which they were born and nurtured.
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Most of the slaves, who were thus unconditionally freed, returned without any solicitation to their former masters, to serve them,…
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We cannot suppose therefore that God has made an order of beings, with such mental qualities and powers, for the…
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When mankind first saw the necessity of government, it is probable that many had conceived the desire of ruling.
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There are few retreats, that can escape the penetrating eye of avarice.
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Neither can men, by the same principles, be considered as lands, goods, or houses, among possessions. It is necessary that…
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Should slavery be abolished there, (and it is an event, which, from these circumstances, we may reasonably expect to be…
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