Slavery

“We have in the Bible the first appeals in world literature to treat slaves as human beings for their own sake and not just in the interests of their masters.”

“Hebrew has no vocabulary for slavery, only of servanthood.”

“I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.”

Abraham Lincoln may have been the most-criticized president in our nation’s history. In addition to the usual worries about economic matters, constitutional legality, and foreign affairs policies, he also presided …

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