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Whitelaw Reid: If any system of compulsory labor could make brutes out of intelligent men, would not this do it?

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If any system of compulsory labor could make brutes out of intelligent men, would not this do it?
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Whitelaw Reid

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Reid questions the impact of compulsory labor on intelligent individuals, suggesting it leads to degradation.

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