Quote#Freedom
The Republican Party insists that slavery originated in force, by the…
Quote byElbridge G. Spaulding · 1809–1897
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Remarks on the Republican platform (1860).
English (original)
The Republican Party insists that slavery originated in force, by the stronger against the weaker party, and not by natural right; that it is maintained and upheld by oppression and wrong, and against the law of nature. This usurped ownership in man is not that kind of property which is recognized by the general consent of mankind.
— Elbridge G. Spaulding
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