"Iron-hearted" Quotes from Famous Books
... England and America are the most conspicuous for enlightened views of freedom, and bold vindication of the equal rights of man; yet in these two countries slave laws have been framed as bad as they were in Pagan, iron-hearted Rome; and the customs are in some respects more oppressive;—modern slavery unquestionably wears its very worst aspect in the Colonies of England and the United States of North America. I hardly know how to ... — An Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans Called Africans • Lydia Maria Child |