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==Beliefs==
Abolitionism, as already mentioned, opposes slavery and believes that it would be something inhuman, as it believes that humans are born free. It is culturally ambiguous, as there are as many conservative abolitionists as there are progressives, although most slave regimes are culturally reactionary. Most oppose colonialism and racism, because of slavery in the Americas and Africa, with many (especially in Latin America and Africa) associating abolitionism with anti-imperialism, although there is debate about this. Abolitionism was influenced by Enlightenment and Classic Liberal ideals (Adam Smith, John Locke (debated), James Garfield and others) and by some Judeo-Christian examples. Abolitionism is also economically neutral, as the only economic position in fact is opposition to the slave economy, which can range from socialist to capitalist.
===Relationship with Christianity===
There is debate regarding Christianity and slavery, as religious skeptics claim that Judeo-Christianity was used to justify slavery especially in the Middle Ages. While in fact various regimes used Christianity as a justification for slavery, many abolitionists also had a biblical basis, even if some opposed the clergy. Some examples in the history of Christianity that oppose slavery could be:
*Moses freeing the Hebrew people
*Deuteronomy 23:15-16
*Isaiah 58:6-9
*Quakers
*Pope Benedict XIV, Pius VII, Pius IX, Gregory XVI and Leo XIII
*John Brown and countless other examples
==Variants==
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