I had then just signed with my own hand a treaty declaring 'the traffic in slaves (not the African slave-trade, but THE TRAFFIC IN SLAVES) unjust and inhuman,' and in which both nations engaged to do all in their power to suppress it.
Quincy reflects on his commitment to opposing the slave trade through a treaty he signed.
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They have transmitted that freedom to you; and upon you now devolves the duty of transmitting it unimpaired to your posterity.
Adams replied: "I have no hesitation to say I hold that act unconstitutional and void.
His spirit of liberty was fostered and inspired by the writings of Milton, Sydney, and Locke, of which the American Declaration of Independence was an emanation, and the constitution of the United States, with the exception of the clauses…
Texas and slavery are interwoven in every banner floating on the Democratic breeze. 'Freedom or death' should be inscribed on ours.
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