Meanwhile, the foster-sons of slavery,--the high families, the statesmen,--gradually receding in character, as they must under this vicious institution, are receding also in power and influence, and have been ever since the revolution.
Mann reflects on the decline of character and influence among the elite classes associated with slavery since the revolution.
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The liberty of voting includes all other liberties.
Better be debarred from the privilege of voting at all, than to be mocked with the form, while cheated of the substance.
Men of Massachusetts! moral and religious men! lovers of freedom and of your country, were you prepared for this?
But such largesses to slavery as kings could not afford to give, and the robbery of an entire race of all its rights,--yes, and with authority, too, to make us help commit the robbery,--these are “factitious and imaginary” causes of…
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