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A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 1 / Taken from a View of the Education and Discipline, Social Manners, Civil and Political Economy, Religious Principles and Character, of the Society of Friends

By Thomas Clarkson
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The author examines the education, discipline, social manners, civil and political economy, religious principles, and character of the Society of Friends, arguing that moral education requires restraint of amusements and worldly excitements. Detailed chapters analyze and condemn games of chance, instrumental and vocal music, the theatre, and dancing on grounds that they disturb inward silence, inflame passions, encourage gambling and avarice, and weaken domestic and religious happiness. Historical anecdotes, doctrinal arguments, and responses to objections trace early Quaker positions and their continued application to contemporary social practices.

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Thomas Clarkson

Thomas Clarkson was an English abolitionist and a prominent advocate for the end of the transatlantic slave trade. Born in 1760, he became a leading figure in the movement against slavery, utilizing his writings to raise awareness and mobilize public opinion. His notable works include "An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species," which was awarded the first prize at Cambridge University, and the comprehensive "The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave Trade by the British Parliament." Clarkson's efforts were instrumental in the eventual passage of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act in 1807, marking a significant milestone in the fight for human rights.

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