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If it be not a sin, an open, flagrant violation of all the rules of justice and humanity, to hold these slaves in bondage, it is indeed folly to put ourselves to any trouble and expense in order to free them.
Samuel Hopkins
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If it be not a sin, an open, flagrant violation of all the rules of justice and humanity, to hold these slaves in bondage, it is indeed folly to put ourselves to any trouble and expense in order to free them. — Samuel Hopkins

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Samuel Hopkins was a Clergyman from United States (1753–1819).

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Who said "If it be not a sin, an open, flagrant violation of all the rules of justice and…"?
This quote is attributed to Samuel Hopkins, a Clergyman from United States.
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Samuel Hopkins lived from 1753 – 1819.