“Our greatest central national evil, is a want of respect and reverence for man as man, as a being created in the likeness and image of God. It is the denial of manhood as the highest, noblest, and most precious creation of the Lord.”
Rev. Chauncey Giles, The Problem of American Nationality, and the Evils which Hinder its Solution: A Discourse Delivered on the Day of the National Fast, April 30, 1863
