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Real Christians will abstain from violating the rights of others, and therefore will not provoke war.

— John Jay Letter to John Murray (1816)

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Slaves, though held by the laws of men, are free by the laws of God.

Every man of every color and description has a natural right to freedom.

No power on earth has a right to take our property from us without our consent.

It certainly is very desirable that a pacific disposition should prevail among all nations.

Letter to John Murray (1816)

Justice is indiscriminately due to all, without regard to numbers, wealth, or rank.

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