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The slave can owe no “service or labor” to his master.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “The slave can owe no “service or labor” to his master.”
Editor's note · Context
He states that a slave cannot owe service or labor to their master, highlighting the nature of their relationship.
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