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Many slaves on this continent are oppressed, and their cries have reached the ears of the Most High. Such are the purity and certainty of his judgments, that he cannot be partial in our favor.

I can speak of slavery only so far as it came under my own observation - only so far as I have known and experienced it in my own person.

The topic of slavery is like an electric fence. Touch it and people will react.

Slavery is something that is all too often swept under the carpet.

You got to remember that slavery's very complex. It has a lot of levels to it.

This is slavery, not to speak one's thought.

However, I am willing to hear what you can produce from Scripture in favor of any kind of slavery.

When a good man lends himself to the advocacy of slavery, he must, at least for a time, feel himself to be any where but at home, amongst his new thoughts, doctrines, and modes of reasoning.

I believe that modern slavery is the most outrageous assault on the rights of an individual. It is something that touches me deeply because I grew up in rural Brazil and could see first-hand how poverty forced people to work in harsh, exploitative conditions.