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Excerpt from Thoughts on African Colonization: Or an Impartial Exhibition of the Doctrines, Principles and Purposes of the American Colonization Society; Together With the Resolutions, Addresses and Remonstrances of the Free People of Color
It consoles me to believe ihat no man, who knows me per sonally or by reputation, will suspect the honesty of my skepti cism. If] were politic, and intent only own prefer ment or pecuniary interest, I should swim e strong tide of public sentiment instead of breasting its powerful in?uence. The hazard is too great, the labor too burdensome, the remune ration too uncertain, the contest too unequal, to induce a selfish adventurer to assail a combination so formidable. Disinterested opposition and sincere conviction, however, are not conclusive proofs of individual rectitude for a man may very honestly do mischief, and not be aware of his error. Indeed, it is in this light 1 view many of the friends of African colonization. I concede to them benevolence of purpose and expansiveness of heart but in my Opinion, they are laboring under the same de lusion as that ''ivhich swayed Saul of Tarsus - persecuting the blacks even unto a strange country, and verily believing that they are doing God service. I blame them, nevertheless, for taking this mighty scheme upon trust; for not perceiving and rejecting the monstrous doctrines avowed by the ''master spirits in the crusade and for feeling so indifferent to the moral, polit ical and social advancement of the free people of color in this their only legitimate home.
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It consoles me to believe ihat no man, who knows me per sonally or by reputation, will suspect the honesty of my skepti cism. If] were politic, and intent only own prefer ment or pecuniary interest, I should swim e strong tide of public sentiment instead of breasting its powerful in?uence. The hazard is too great, the labor too burdensome, the remune ration too uncertain, the contest too unequal, to induce a selfish adventurer to assail a combination so formidable. Disinterested opposition and sincere conviction, however, are not conclusive proofs of individual rectitude for a man may very honestly do mischief, and not be aware of his error. Indeed, it is in this light 1 view many of the friends of African colonization. I concede to them benevolence of purpose and expansiveness of heart but in my Opinion, they are laboring under the same de lusion as that ''ivhich swayed Saul of Tarsus - persecuting the blacks even unto a strange country, and verily believing that they are doing God service. I blame them, nevertheless, for taking this mighty scheme upon trust; for not perceiving and rejecting the monstrous doctrines avowed by the ''master spirits in the crusade and for feeling so indifferent to the moral, polit ical and social advancement of the free people of color in this their only legitimate home.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Wm; Lloyd Garrison
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ISBN - 9780266223122
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm
Page Count - 242
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Wm; Lloyd Garrison
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