Joel Barlow Quote

In raising a people from slavery to freedom, you have called them to act on a new theatre; and it is a necessary part of your business, to teach them how to perform their parts.


A Letter to the National Convention of France (ed. 1792)


In raising a people from slavery to freedom, you have called them to act on a new theatre; and it is a necessary part of your business, to teach them ...

In raising a people from slavery to freedom, you have called them to act on a new theatre; and it is a necessary part of your business, to teach them ...

In raising a people from slavery to freedom, you have called them to act on a new theatre; and it is a necessary part of your business, to teach them ...

In raising a people from slavery to freedom, you have called them to act on a new theatre; and it is a necessary part of your business, to teach them ...