It is the most cruel of sophisms to say, that because a man is claimed as a slave, he is not under the protection of the constitution, and then to prescribe a base mode of trial for him, by which he can be proved the thing he is claimed for.
Mann criticizes the unjust legal treatment of individuals claimed as slaves.
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They cannot do otherwise with laborers who work by compulsion, for the benefit only of their masters, and whose sole interest in the matter is to do as little and to consume as much as possible.
The dearest and most precious of all human rights is the right of private judgment in matters of religion.
Answer: She is in a country in which slavery is established by law.
The wickedest white man, in a company of slaves, bears a charmed life.
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