No war or robbery, ancient or recent,--no capture--no middle passage,--no change of clime,--no purchase-money,--no transmission from hand to hand, no matter how many times, and no matter at what price, can defeat this indefeasible, God-given franchise.
Sumner argues that no circumstances can strip a person of their inherent rights.
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Rather would I arouse you to renewed and incessant exertion.
Confessing the Fatherhood of God, and the consequent Brotherhood of Man, we find a divine standard of unquestionable accuracy.
It is larger than the entire profit of all the commerce and manufactures of the world.
Endeavor, for a moment, by comparison with other interests, to grapple with this sum.
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