Author : Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society
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ISBN 13 : 9781330633632
Total Pages : 26 pages
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Book Synopsis An Address to the Abolitionists of Massachusetts, on the Subject of Political Action (Classic Reprint) by : Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society
Download or read book An Address to the Abolitionists of Massachusetts, on the Subject of Political Action (Classic Reprint) written by Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-27 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Address to the Abolitionists of Massachusetts, on the Subject of Political Action Our cause has gathered into its ranks in the short space of seven years, its hundreds of thousands; and numbers, among its friends, the most fearless, and God-devoted spirits in the land. We mention these things, not as an idle boast, but that you may lay to heart the responsibilities, that grow out of your present position. Your duty, as citizens of the State, more than ever demands your serious attention and thought. We pray you to consider what we shall say to you on this subject. There are those who disapprove of every form of political action, on the part of abolitionists. They contend that our cause should be presented exclusively under its religious and philanthropic aspect; that it will be degraded and enfeebled at the North, by connecting it with politics, - while, at the South, our political efforts will rouse a more united and determined resistance to our objects. We cannot yield to this reasoning. It proceeds, we think, upon a narrow view of the subject. Politics, rightly considered, is a branch of morals, and cannot be deserted innocently. Our moral convictions must follow us to the ballot-box. They arc not less imperative on us as citizens, than as members of the church, or fathers of families. In each, we have nothing to do, but to carry out our highest idea, simply and fearlessly. If the public mind is misled or vitiated on the subject of politics, - if politics has come to be considered as a game played by the desperate and unprincipled for power or emolument, it must not therefore be abandoned to them. 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.