But evils were conspicuous every where, in this trade.

Never was there indeed a system so replete with wickedness and cruelty.

To whatever part of it we turned our eyes, whether to Africa, the Middle Passage, or the West Indies, we could find no comfort, no satisfaction, no relief.

It was the gracious ordinance of Providence, both in the natural and moral world, that good should often arise out of evil.
Hurricanes cleared the air; and the propagation of truth was promoted by persecution.

Pride, vanity, and profusion contributed often, in their remoter consequences, to the happiness of mankind.