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We, the antislavery committee of the Pennsylvania Religious Society of Friends, condemn
this poster and beseech our neighbors to join us in petitioning for an end to the evil
practice of slavery. Though there may be those who say that God and the Bible ordain that
man may enslave his fellow man, we do not hold with these claims. For is not taking a
man's freedom the same as taking his property or his life?
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To be sure, the practice of keeping and working slaves can make a man rich. But is it not
a wealth that only comes because of the violence and force which are used to make our
black brethren work against their will? And does not doling out such injustice to our
fellow man show a disrespect for our Creator and His blessings that is bound to reap
grievous dividends in eternity? So, friends, we plead with you to free your slaves so that
we may end the enslavement of our fellow beings and thus make our Creator's world more
just.
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