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Page 53
... slaves . It is a common argument against the necessity of new laws for the protection of slaves , that they need no protection from a just and humane master , because he will never injure them ; nor from a master of an opposite ...
... slaves . It is a common argument against the necessity of new laws for the protection of slaves , that they need no protection from a just and humane master , because he will never injure them ; nor from a master of an opposite ...
Page 54
... slaves are treated ; and when it is whis pered about , that a slave has expired under the lash , or has died in consequence of the arbitrary punishment of his master , people in general are not fond of the trouble of collecting proofs ...
... slaves are treated ; and when it is whis pered about , that a slave has expired under the lash , or has died in consequence of the arbitrary punishment of his master , people in general are not fond of the trouble of collecting proofs ...
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... slave trade , or to render the condition of slaves more tolerable than it is at present , which is more likely to happen among the generous enthusiasts you mention than in any other country , it would perhaps be op- posed by those very ...
... slave trade , or to render the condition of slaves more tolerable than it is at present , which is more likely to happen among the generous enthusiasts you mention than in any other country , it would perhaps be op- posed by those very ...
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