But, with these exceptions, poll the whole mass of Christian men, of every name, sect, or denomination, throughout the globe, and you will not hear a solitary voice deny that slavery is a wrong, a crime, and a curse.
Quincy asserts that the overwhelming majority of Christians worldwide recognize slavery as a moral wrong.
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