Read the excerpt from thoughts and sentiments. and if such men can boast of greater degrees of knowledge, than any african is entitled to, i shall let them enjoy all the advantages of it unenvied, as i fear it consists only in a greater share of infidelity, and that of a blacker kind than only skin deep. and if their complexion be not what i may suppose, it is at least the nearest in resemblance to an infernal hue. what belief is implied but not explicitly stated in this excerpt? all men are created equal in the eyes of the christian god. there are good men who understand the need for slavery. those who support slavery are evil, and their souls are doomed. africans are entitled to the same rights as europeans and americans.