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The former can never compete with the latter; and while the greater service is performed with cheerfulness, the smaller is extorted by fear.
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gutenberg.orgHorace Mann: “The former can never compete with the latter; and while the greater service is performed with cheerfulness, the smaller…”
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Mann contrasts the motivations behind free labor and slave labor, highlighting the impact of fear.
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