With increased intelligence and mental development, the desires natural to manhood spring up;--the longing for liberty, and for the possession of free agency; the desire of selecting one’s own field of labor, and means of enjoyment; the desire of commanding the rewards of one’s own toil.
Mann discusses the implications of increased intelligence among enslaved individuals, linking it to their growing desire for freedom and autonomy.
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A southern slave stands higher, politically, than a northern laborer, if the latter must vote as his employer dictates.
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