To no class of “creatures,” rational or irrational, human or divine, can it prove to be the “mother of peace and joy;” but wherever it extends, and as long as it exists, it will continue to be an overflowing Marah of bitterness and strife.
Mann asserts that no entity can find peace in a system that perpetuates strife and bitterness like slavery does.
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