The Uprising of a Great People : the United States in 1861
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The Gospel took the surest means of overthrowing it when, letting 98 THE GOSPEL AND SLAVERY.
alone the reform of institutions, it contented itself with pursuing that of sentiments ; when it thus prepared the time when the slaveholder himself would be forced to ask what is contained in the in- exhaustible saying : " What ye would that men should do unto you, do ye also unto them." Even in the heart of the Southern States, despite the triple covering of habits, prejudices, and interests, this say...ing is making its way, and is disturbing the consciences of the people much more than is gen- erally believed. And the work that it has begun it will finish ; it will force the planters to translate the word slavery, to consider one by one the abom- inable practices which constitute it. Is it to do to others as we would that they should do to us, to sell a family at retail ? To maintain laws which give over every slave, whether wife or maiden, to her owner, whatever he may be, and which take away from this maiden, from this wife, the right of re- membering her modesty and her duties — what do Christians call this ?
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The Gospel took the surest means of overthrowing it when, letting 98 THE GOSPEL AND SLAVERY.
alone the reform of institutions, it contented itself with pursuing that of sentiments ; when it thus prepared the time when the slaveholder himself would be forced to ask what is contained in the in- exhaustible saying : " What ye would that men should do unto you, do ye also unto them." Even in the heart of the Southern States, despite the triple covering of habits, prejudices, and interests, this say...ing is making its way, and is disturbing the consciences of the people much more than is gen- erally believed. And the work that it has begun it will finish ; it will force the planters to translate the word slavery, to consider one by one the abom- inable practices which constitute it. Is it to do to others as we would that they should do to us, to sell a family at retail ? To maintain laws which give over every slave, whether wife or maiden, to her owner, whatever he may be, and which take away from this maiden, from this wife, the right of re- membering her modesty and her duties — what do Christians call this ?
What to read after The Uprising of a Great People : the United States in 1861?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Gasparin Agénor Comte De to read onlineMoreLess
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