The moment he should arrive within the limits of a slave state, that moment he would be in the same condition as three million other fellow-bondmen; and it would be just as rational to say that they have never been deprived of liberty as that he has not.
Mann emphasizes the universal impact of slavery on individuals, regardless of their previous status as free men.
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