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If a master wishes to repose personal confidence in his slave, he desires to have him honest and faithful to truth.
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gutenberg.orgHorace Mann: “If a master wishes to repose personal confidence in his slave, he desires to have him honest and faithful to truth.”
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Mann reflects on the qualities a master desires in a slave based on their intended use, emphasizing the moral implications of slavery.
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