The South, holding a heathen theory of man--an aristocratic theory of society,--is bound to hold, and does hold, a radically opposite practice in respect to rights of speech and freedom of the press.
He critiques the South's view of humanity and society, highlighting a fundamental conflict over rights and freedoms.
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Right would be a word as much out of place as among birds and beasts.
It is not a permission of law; it is the inherent right of the individual.
And so great are the achievements of labor that everybody honors it.
If he must stand by what he is, how surely must he be given over to weakness, to abuse, to oppressions.