That liberty is a great thing we may know from our own feelings, and we may likewise judge so from the conduct of the white-people, in the late war. Jupiter Hammon More Quotes by Jupiter Hammon More Quotes From Jupiter Hammon As we depend upon our masters, for what we eat and drink and wear, and for all our comfortable things in this world, we cannot be happy, unless we please them. Jupiter Hammon drink masters world All the time spent idly, is spent wickedly, and is unfaithfulness to our masters. Jupiter Hammon unfaithfulness unfaithful masters Besides all this, if you are idle, and take to bad courses, you will hurt those of your brethren who are slaves, and do all in your power to prevent their being free. Jupiter Hammon being-free slave hurt When I was at Hartford in Connecticut, where I lived during the war, I published several pieces which were well received, not only by those of my own colour, but by a number of the white people, who thought they might do good among their servants. Jupiter Hammon white numbers war