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← The slave trade hardens the people who deal in it; slave dealers are not born worse than other men
8 connected korrents · 2 moments from 9 Mar 1776 to 24 Mar 1789.
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Read this korrent: The slave trade hardens the people who deal in it; slave dealers are not born worse than other men
The slave trade hardens the people who deal in it; slave dealers are not born worse than other men
Last stated 238 years ago
24 Mar 1789
OE
Olaudah Equiano — holds since 1789-03-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The slave trade violates the first natural right of mankind, equality and independence — tap to centre the map on it
The slave trade violates the first natural right of mankind, equality and independence
Last stated 238 years ago
24 Mar 1789
OE
Olaudah Equiano — holds since 1789-03-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Christians who sell enslaved families apart betray their own rule to do unto others as they would be done by — tap to centre the map on it
Christians who sell enslaved families apart betray their own rule to do unto others as they would be done by
Last stated 238 years ago
24 Mar 1789
OE
Olaudah Equiano — holds since 1789-03-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Enslaving people strips them of half their virtue and teaches them fraud and cruelty, then blames them for dishonesty — tap to centre the map on it
Enslaving people strips them of half their virtue and teaches them fraud and cruelty, then blames them for dishonesty
Last stated 238 years ago
24 Mar 1789
OE
Olaudah Equiano — holds since 1789-03-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: We get our dinner from traders by appealing to their self-interest, not to their kindness — tap to centre the map on it
We get our dinner from traders by appealing to their self-interest, not to their kindness
Last stated 251 years ago
9 Mar 1776
AS
Adam Smith — holds since 1776-03-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: By pursuing their own interest, people frequently serve society better than when they set out to serve it — tap to centre the map on it
By pursuing their own interest, people frequently serve society better than when they set out to serve it
Last stated 251 years ago
9 Mar 1776
AS
Adam Smith — holds since 1776-03-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Trade with Africa would be an inexhaustible source of wealth for British manufacturing, and the slave trade stands in its way — tap to centre the map on it
Trade with Africa would be an inexhaustible source of wealth for British manufacturing, and the slave trade stands in its way
Last stated 238 years ago
24 Mar 1789
OE
Olaudah Equiano — holds since 1789-03-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Respect is owed to those who lead minds by the force of truth, not to conquerors who enslave their fellow creatures — tap to centre the map on it
Respect is owed to those who lead minds by the force of truth, not to conquerors who enslave their fellow creatures
VO
Voltaire — holds since c. 1733 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is a mistake, made even by many who think themselves wise, to believe the world holds more evil than good — tap to centre the map on it
It is a mistake, made even by many who think themselves wise, to believe the world holds more evil than good
MM
Moses Maimonides — holds since c. 1190 — tap for who they are
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