“I cannot quote at greater length from the proceedings of this committee. Their philanthropy was without regard to complexion; they abhorred slavery, as based on injustice and cruelty; and more, as dangerous to our liberties. If it were founded in injustice and cruelty in 1775, it is the same in 1860. It was dangerous to liberty _then_; no man _now_ apprehends any danger to liberty, unless from the same source. It is daily threatened by men who are interested in slavery. Liberty cannot be very secure where four million human beings are held in hopeless bondage–where human blood, bone, muscle, and, I might almost say, immortal souls, are articles of merchandise.” – Cydnor Tompkins
This article on slavery is super long, so I just included a small part. But, if you find interest, click on the congress icon below and read it!
Beautiful said, thanks for posting this Bethany