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Is thy servant a dog, that he should do this thing?
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Is thy servant a dog, that he should do this thing?”
Editor's note · Context
Sumner uses this biblical reference to emphasize the indignity of being asked to participate in the act of enslaving another person.
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