 | Daniel Raynes Goodwin - 1864 - 352 Seiten
...As to the relation of slaveholding to true chivalry, John Locke described it as " So opposite to tho generous temper and courage of our nation, that 'tis hardly to be conceived that an Englishmen, MUCH LESS A GENTLEMAN, should plead for it." And Adam Smith, with whose doctrines of free... | |
 | Mary Tyler Peabody Mann - 1865 - 614 Seiten
...doing better than any one has done hitherto. A hundred and seventy years ago, John Locke wrote : " Slavery is so vile and miserable an estate of man,...the generous temper and courage of our nation, that it is hardly to be conceived that an Englishman, much less a gentleman, should plead for it." Yet think... | |
 | Charles Sumner - 1874 - 558 Seiten
...Locke and Samuel Johnson, and two Scotchmen, Adam Smith and David Hume. John Locke portrayed Slavery as "so vile and miserable an estate of man, and so directly...the generous temper and courage of our nation, that it is hardly to be conceived that an Englishman, much less a gentleman, should plead for it."3 Samuel... | |
 | Charles Sumner - 1872 - 512 Seiten
...SlaveMaster should know, as — " The state of war continued between a lawful conqueror and a captive." " So directly opposite to the generous temper and courage of our nation, that 't is hardly to be conceived that an Englishman, MUCH LESS A GENTLEMAN, should plead for 't." l Then... | |
 | Charles Sumner - 1874 - 562 Seiten
...and Samuel Johnson, and, two Scotchmen, Adam Smith and David Hume. John Locke portrayed Slavery as "so vile and miserable an estate of man, and so directly...the generous temper and courage of our nation, that it is hardly to be conceived that an Englishman, much less a gentleman, should plead for it." 3 Samuel... | |
 | Charles Sumner - 1874 - 528 Seiten
...and a captive." " So directly opposite to the generous temper and courage of our nation, that 't is hardly to be conceived that an Englishman, MUCH LESS A GENTLEMAN, should plead for't." 1 Then comes Adam Smith, the founder of the science of Political Economy, who, in his work... | |
 | John Locke - 1884 - 328 Seiten
...TRUE ORIGINAL, EXTENT, AND END OF CIVIL GOVERNMENT. Two TREATISES OF GOVERNMENT. BOOK I. CHAPTER I. 1. SLAVERY is so vile and miserable an estate of man,...the generous temper and courage of our nation, that it is hardly to be* conceived that an " Englishman," much less a " gentleman," should plead for it.... | |
 | John Locke - 1884 - 332 Seiten
...TREATISES OF GOVERNMENT. BOOK I. CHAPTER I. 1. SLAVERY is so vile and miserable an estate of man,and so directly opposite to the generous temper and courage of our nation, that it is hardly to be conceived that an " Englishman," much less a " gentleman, * should plead for it.... | |
 | Henry Allon - 1861 - 594 Seiten
...intimate union with the Northern States to prevent the extension of a traffic alike so vile, so miserable, so directly opposite to the generous temper and courage of our nation, that Locke says an Englishman should not plead for it. It is true Mr. Jefferson Davis, in his inauguration... | |
 | Mattoon Monroe Curtis - 1890 - 168 Seiten
...nature. No man may dispose of his freedom to another, nor subject another to his own absolute will. "Slavery is so vile and miserable an estate of man,...the generous temper and courage of our nation, that it is hardly to be conceived that an Englishman, much less a gentleman, should plead for it." (Gov.... | |
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Slavery is so vile and miserable an estate of man, and so directly opposite to the generous temper and courage of our nation, that it is hardly to be conceived, that an Englishman, much less a gentleman, should plead for it. 
