"Should slavery be abolished there, (and it is……" — Thomas Clarkson
"Should slavery be abolished there, (and it is an event, which, from these circumstances, we may reasonably expect to be produced in time) let it be remembered, that the Quakers will have had the merit of its abolition."
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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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It appears first, that liberty is a natural, and government an adventitious right, because all men were originally free.
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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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Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.
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A Boss in Heaven is the best excuse for a boss on earth, therefore If God did exist, he would…
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A jealous lover of human liberty, deeming it the absolute condition of all that we admire and respect in humanity,…
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I am for socialism, disarmament, and, ultimately, for abolishing the state itself... I seek the social ownership of property, the…
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We have abolished the death penalty for humans, so why should it continue for animals?
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The year 2008 was a reminder to those who had forgotten that there is such a thing as history and…
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Relegating women to second-class citizenship was abolished when Jesus died on the cross.
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All the legislation in the world will not abolish kissing.
— Elinor Glyn
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If there be a principle that ought not to be questioned within the United States, it is that every man…
— James Madison
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When we abolish the slavery of half of humanity, together with the whole system of hypocrisy it implies, then the…
— Simone de Beauvoir
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Either man will abolish war, or war will abolish man.
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If men do not now succeed in abolishing war, civilization and mankind are doomed.
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