Jupiter Hammon Quotes

When I Was At Hartford In Connecticut, Where I Lived During The War, I Published Several Pieces Which Were Well Received, Not Only By Those Of My Own Colour, But By A Number Of The White People, Who Thought They Might Do Good Among Their Servants.

You Have Discovered So Much Kindness And Good Will To Those You Thought Were Oppressed, And Had No Helper, That I Am Sure You Will Not Despise What I Have Wrote, If You Judge It Will Be Of Any Service To Them.

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?

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.

All The Time Spent Idly, Is Spent Wickedly, And Is Unfaithfulness To Our Masters.

As We Depend Upon Our Masters, For What We Eat And Drink And Wear, And For All Our Comfortable Things In This World, We Cannot Be Happy, Unless We Please Them.

If A Servant Strives To Please His Master And Studies And Takes Pains To Do It, I Believe There Are But Few Masters Who Would Use Such A Servant Cruelly.

It Is Our Duty To Be Faithful, Not With Eye Service As Men Pleasers.

Good Servants Frequently Make Good Masters.

Besides All This, If You Are Idle, And Take To Bad Courses, You Will Hurt Those Of Your Brethren Who Are Slaves, And Do All In Your Power To Prevent Their Being Free.

But This Will Not Do, God Will Certainly Punish You For Stealing And For Being Unfaithful.

It Is Very Wicked For You Not To Take Care Of Your Masters Goods, But How Much Worse Is It To Pilfer And Steal From Them, Whenever You Think You Shall Not Be Found Out.