But, there is this difference in the two extremes; viz: that in the case of the slave, the miseries and hardships of his lot are imposed by others, and, in the master’s case, they are imposed by himself.
From his autobiography, this passage reflects on the differing sources of suffering for the enslaved person and the enslaver.
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