On the record
Show me the religion which sanctions the ownership of one man by another, and you will demonstrate it to be purely infernal in its origin and spirit.
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William Lloyd Garrison
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gutenberg.orgShow me the religion which sanctions the ownership of one man by another, and you will demonstrate it to be purely infernal in its origin and spirit.
He condemns any religion that supports slavery, asserting its moral bankruptcy.
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