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“I repudiate, as ridiculously absurd, that much-lauded but nowhere accredited dogma of Mr. Jefferson, that "all men are born equal."”

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James Henry Hammond

Selections from the Letters and Speeches of the Hon. James H. Hammond, p. 126.
Kontextus: I endorse without reserve the much-abused sentiment of Gov. M'Duffie, that "slavery is the corner stone of our Republican edifice;" while I repudiate, as ridiculously absurd, that much-lauded but nowhere accredited dogma of Mr. Jefferson, that "all men are born equal."

“I think then I may safely conclude and I firmly believe that American slavery is not only not a sin but especially commanded by God through Moses and approved by Christ through His Apostles.”

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Selections from the Letters and Speeches of the Hon. James H. Hammond http://books.google.com/books?id=FvMeZzrWW3AC&, p. 124.

“The very mudsills of society…. We call them slaves…. But I will not characterize that class at the North with that term; but you have it. It is there, it is everywhere; it is eternal.”

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James Henry Hammond

Speech in the U. S. Senate, March, 1858.