Henry Ward Beecher: “And it is this innate, hereditary indisposition to work that, after…”

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And it is this innate, hereditary indisposition to work that, after all, is the greatest obstacle to emancipation.

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Henry Ward Beecher

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He argues that a lack of motivation to work is a significant barrier to true freedom.

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For fifty years the imperious spirit of the South has sought and gained power.

Yet, New-England, strong at home, compact, educated, right-minded; has gradually lost influence, and the whole North with her.

It is not a permission of law; it is the inherent right of the individual.

And this is the reason why a free, unobstructed Bible always works toward human rights.

Henry Ward Beecher: “And it is this innate, hereditary indisposition to work that, after all, is the greatest obstacle to emancipation.”