The real or supposed necessity of treating the Negroes with rigor gradually brings a numbness upon the heart and renders most of those who are engaged in it too indifferent to the sufferings of their fellow creatures.

John Newton

Thoughts Upon the African Slave Trade

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Topic

Consequences of slavery

Author

John Newton

Source

Thoughts Upon the African Slave Trade

Language

English

Time

1780 1780s 18th century

Occupation

Clergyman Abolitionist Christian

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Newton, John. "Thoughts upon the African Slave Trade." Letters and Sermons. c. 1780.

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If we should ever get to Heaven, we shall find nobody to reproach us for being black, or being slaves.

Jupiter Hammon

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Topic
Black experience
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Jupiter Hammon
Medium
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Language
English
Time
1786 1780s 18th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Hammon, Jupiter. "An Address to the Negroes in the State of New York." 24 Sept. 1786, New York, NY, USA.

Another quote from 1780

These are times in which a genius would wish to live. It is not in the still calm of life, or the repose of a pacific station, that great characters are formed.... Great necessities call out great virtues.

Abigail Adams

Letter to John Adams, 1780

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Interesting times Benefits of adversity

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Abigail Adams
Source
Letter to John Adams, 1780 Letters of Abigail Adams
Medium
Letter
Language
English
Time
1780 1780s 18th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Adams, Abigail. Letter to John Quincy Adams. 12 Jan. 1780.

Current Citation

Adams, Abigail. Quoted in John Adams, written by David McCullough. Simon and Schuster, 2001.