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Custom blinds conscience, until, without any attempt to emancipate or ameliorate their victims, men can preach and pray and hold slaves, as Hamlet’s grave digger jests and sings while he turns up skulls.
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Mann critiques the hypocrisy of individuals who maintain their moral beliefs while participating in the institution of slavery.
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