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O, how these declarations contrast with what a manufacturer in a neighboring county is reported to have said,--that if he could work his mills any cheaper with slave labor than with free, he would employ slaves!
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Mann highlights the ethical dilemma faced by manufacturers regarding the use of slave labor for profit.
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