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While subjected to the law of force, he is shut out from the law of right.
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gutenberg.orgHorace Mann: “While subjected to the law of force, he is shut out from the law of right.”
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Mann articulates the contradiction of enslaved individuals living under force while being excluded from the law's protections.
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