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Slavery is no more sinful, by the Christian code, than it is sinful to wear a whole coat, while another is in tatters, to eat a better meal than a neighbor, or otherwise to enjoy ease and plenty, while our fellow creatures are suffering and in want.

James Fenimore Cooper

James Fenimore Cooper (1789–1851), U.S. novelist. "On Slavery," The American Democrat (1838).

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