That liberty is a great thi... by Jupiter Hammon, an American Poet

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“That liberty is a great thing we may know from our own feelings, and we may likewise judge so from the conduct of the white-people, in the late war.”

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Name: Jupiter Hammon

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: 1711

Date of Death: 1806

Profession: Poet

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You know that murder is wicked. If you saw your master kill a man, do you suppose this would be any excuse for you, if you should commit the same crime?

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There are but two places where all go after death, white and black, rich and poor; those places are Heaven and Hell. Heaven is a place made for those, who are born again, and who love God, and it is a place where they will be happy for ever.

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Good servants frequently make good masters.

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Those of you who can read I must beg you to read the Bible, and whenever you can get time, study the Bible, and if you can get no other time, spare some of your time from sleep, and learn what the mind and will of God is.

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We cannot certainly, have any excuse either for taking any thing that belongs to our masters without their leave, or for being unfaithful in their business.

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