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So the way to prevent plundering mobs, is to enslave the poor!
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Lewis Tappan
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gutenberg.orgLewis Tappan: “So the way to prevent plundering mobs, is to enslave the poor!”
Editor's note · Context
Tappan cynically suggests that enslaving the poor is seen as a solution to prevent societal chaos.
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