Emancipation - what is meant by it? Simply that the slaves shall cease to be held as property and shall henceforth be held and treated as human beings. Simply, that we should take our feet from off their necks.

We are all human beings, and our nationality is simply an accident of birth.

As the Bible inculcates upon man but one duty in respect to sin, and that is immediate repentance, abolitionists believe that all who hold slaves, or who approve the practice in others, should immediately cease to do so.

Human beings are not meant to lose their anonymity and privacy.

As human beings, our lives should be in retrospect with God.

Human beings should be held accountable. Leave God alone. He has enough problems.