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It does not stand, as with us, a symbol of intelligence, but a symbol of stupid servitude.
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Henry Ward Beecher
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gutenberg.orgHenry Ward Beecher: “It does not stand, as with us, a symbol of intelligence, but a symbol of stupid servitude.”
Editor's note · Context
Beecher critiques the Southern view of labor as a sign of servitude rather than intelligence.
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