Thomas Aquinas — "Slavery is a consequence of sin, and thus it is just."
Slavery is a consequence of sin, and thus it is just.
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Summa Theologica, Part II-II, Q. 57, Art. 3, Reply Obj. 2
Date: c. 1265-1274
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