Kenyon advocated the use of force to achieve political goals and refused to condemn slavery.
The views of all three men were similar, with Mitchel and Kenyon very strong in their refusal to condemn slavery.
"You're talking about a passage condemning slavery?"
However, the Doctrine and Covenants condemns slavery, teaching "it is not right that any man should be in bondage one to another."
They condemned slavery as a sin and offense against human dignity.
Jefferson did not condemn slavery as such in the Declaration.
Condemning slavery while most New Yorkers still supported it, he founded the city's first school for free black children.
In his opening argument in that case, Taney condemned slavery as "a blot on our national character."
Its main focus was against slave trading, but it also clearly condemned racial slavery:
Mormon scripture condemns slavery, teaching "it is not right that any man should be in bondage one to another."