It is, say they, man become the property of his fellow-man, marriage abolished, paternity destroyed, intelligence systematically stifled, labor forced and unpaid,--in other terms, tyranny, confiscation, and robbery.
This quote outlines the fundamental injustices of slavery, describing it as a system that strips away basic human rights and dignity.
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