Would it not be the acme of effrontery for a man, in amicable alliance with fifteen pickpockets, to profess scruples of conscience in regard to admitting another pilfering rogue to the fraternity?
He uses a vivid analogy to illustrate the absurdity of moral objections to slavery while being complicit in its existence.
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By the Declaration of Independence, he is pronounced a man-stealer.
Convince me that one man may rightfully make another man his slave, and I will no longer subscribe to the Declaration of Independence.
Cotton is in their ears--blinds are over their eyes--padlocks are upon their lips.
How were they to sustain an assault from England or France, with the cancer at their vitals?