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It is clear that a thing cannot be a human being, and it is equally clear that a human being cannot be a thing.
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He asserts the clear distinction between human beings and objects, reinforcing the moral argument against slavery.
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Still further: every ship-of-war that floats costs more than a well-endowed college.
In this contest, we may borrow from the ancient Greek, who, when his hands were cut off, fought with his stumps, and even with his teeth.
The devices of party can no longer stave it off.
According to recent calculations, its annual cost is not less than a thousand millions of dollars.
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