The Anti-slavery Movement in England: A Study in English HumanitarianismArchon Books, 1968 - 390 pages |
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Page 34
... give more power than he has himself ; and he that cannot take away his own life , cannot give another power over it . ' ' 26 Montesquieu treated the subject of slavery much more fully , and in the fifteenth book of the Spirit of Laws he ...
... give more power than he has himself ; and he that cannot take away his own life , cannot give another power over it . ' ' 26 Montesquieu treated the subject of slavery much more fully , and in the fifteenth book of the Spirit of Laws he ...
Page 294
... give its full concurrence to the govern- ment plan and would use its influence over the colonial legislatures in order to induce them to coƶperate in the extinction of slavery . 6 He therefore moved that " To- wards the compensation of ...
... give its full concurrence to the govern- ment plan and would use its influence over the colonial legislatures in order to induce them to coƶperate in the extinction of slavery . 6 He therefore moved that " To- wards the compensation of ...
Page 340
... give testimony , he shall produce , under the hand of some of the parochial Clergymen , or of the religious Teacher authorized by the master or overseer to instruct him , a certificate , stating that the proposed witness has been so far ...
... give testimony , he shall produce , under the hand of some of the parochial Clergymen , or of the religious Teacher authorized by the master or overseer to instruct him , a certificate , stating that the proposed witness has been so far ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 1 |
The Formation of Public Opinion in Great | 22 |
The Attack on the Slave Trade 17831793 | 59 |
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