John Woolman: Have Any of Our Possessions Nourished the Seeds of War
From the Journal and Major Essays of John Woolman (1774)
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KISWAHILI
"Tuangalie hazina zetu na samani za nyumba zetu na nguo ambazo tunajivika na tujiulizia kama mbegu za vita zimelishwe kwa namna yoyote kwa mali zetu hizi au sivyo." [Labda kwa njia ya ugavi wa kimataifa.]
- John Woolman (1720-1772) alikuwa waziri wa Quaker (Jamii ya Marafiki), mleta mabadiliko, na ukomeshaji wa utumwa mwenye ushawishi mkubwa katika makoloni ya Amerika Kaskazini (kabla ya nchi ya Marekani).
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
“May we look upon our treasures and the furniture of our houses and the garments in which we array ourselves and try whether or seeds of war have any nourishment in these our possessions or not.” [Perhaps by global supply routes.]
- John Woolman (1720-1772) was a Quaker (Society of Friends) minister, reformist, and influential abolitionist in the North American colonies (pre-United States).
Chanzo (source): Woolman, John. “A Plea for the Poor—or A Word of Remembrance and Caution to the Rich” in The Journal and Major Essays of John Woolman, edited by Phillips P. Moulton, page 255. Richmond, Indiana: Friends United Press, 1971 (original was published in 1774).