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The harshest doctrines in favor of slavery only claim, that a master has a right to the services of his slave.
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gutenberg.orgHorace Mann: “The harshest doctrines in favor of slavery only claim, that a master has a right to the services of his slave.”
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Mann critiques the justifications for slavery, asserting that they only claim a right to the labor of slaves, not their humanity.
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