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They do not comprehend any law for controlling laborers, save the law of force.
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Whitelaw Reid
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gutenberg.orgWhitelaw Reid: “They do not comprehend any law for controlling laborers, save the law of force.”
Editor's note · Context
Reid highlights the reliance on force as the only perceived means of controlling laborers among Southerners.
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