Thomas Jackson Quotes on Ethics
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Use no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly, and if you speak, speak accordingly.
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Wrong no man by doing injuries, or omitting the benefits that are your duty.
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Make it a rule never to accuse without due consideration any body or association of men.
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Jackson neither apologized for nor spoke in favor of the practice of slavery. He probably opposed the institution. Yet in his mind the Creator had sanctioned slavery, and man had no moral right to challenge its existence. The good Christian slaveholder was one who treated his servants fairly and humanely at all times.