Patrick Henry: Letter to Robert Pleasants, a Quaker, Concerning Slavery - Milestone Documents

Patrick Henry: Letter to Robert Pleasants, a Quaker, Concerning Slavery

( 1773 )
  • “Is it not amazing, that at a time, when the Rights of Humanity are defined & understood with precision, in a Country above all others fond of Liberty; that in such an Age, & such a Country we find Men, professing a Religion the most humane, mild, meek, gentle, & generous; adopting a Principle as repugnant to humanity as it is inconsistent with the Bible and destructive to Liberty.” - Letter to Robert Pleasants, a Quaker, Concerning Slavery
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