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It was dedicated to "All who sincerely strive to understand and obey the divine command ''Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself''"; although, at 294 pages, it might not be considered short. It was also infused with views about race prevalent at the time. For example, init includes the line, "Because the white men were superior in a variety of ways the black men received them with joy, and opened traffic at once". It also touted the "pluck" of some slave ship captains and posited that slave ship experience was helpful in developing American sea power. In this regard, he cites the experience of [[John Paul Jones]] (the American naval revolutionary war hero) on the slave ship, ''King George'', Even when discussing the degraded action of slavers there was a condescending tone: "And degradation is the inevitable fate of everyone who deliberately ignores justice in his treatment of ''inferiors''. Get rich he may, but be degraded hell-low he shall be" [emphasis added].<ref>{{cite book