We must continue to judge of slavery by what it is, and not by what you tell us it will, or may be.

We must continue to judge of slavery by what it is, and not by what you tell us it will, or may be.

我们必须继续根据奴隶制是什么来判断它，而不是根据你告诉我们它将是什么，或者可能是什么来判断。

-- Gerrit Smith 赫里特·史密斯