"However, I am willing to hear what you can produce from Scripture in favor of any kind of slavery"
- Samuel Hopkins
About this Quote
This quote by Samuel Hopkins suggests that he is open to hearing arguments in favor of slavery, but just if they are supported by Scripture. This suggests that Hopkins does not believe that slavery is naturally ideal or wrong, however rather that it depends on the individual to decide based upon their interpretation of the Bible. This quote likewise recommends that Hopkins is willing to think about different point of views on the issue of slavery, and is not always opposed to it. He is open to hearing arguments from both sides of the debate, and wants to consider the evidence presented. Eventually, this quote recommends that Hopkins is open to hearing arguments in favor of slavery, but just if they are supported by Scripture.
This quote is written / told by Samuel Hopkins between September 17, 1721 and December 20, 1803. He/she was a famous Clergyman from USA.
The author also have 6 other quotes.
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"There have been no sects in the Christian world, however absurd, which have not endeavoured to support their opinions by arguments drawn from Scripture"
"All anger is not sinful, because some degree of it, and on some occasions, is inevitable. But it becomes sinful and contradicts the rule of Scripture when it is conceived upon slight and inadequate provocation, and when it continues long"
