It is alleged, that they are, naturally, inferior; that they are so low in the scale of humanity, and so utterly stupid, that they are unconscious of their wrongs, and do not apprehend their rights.
He critiques the notion that enslaved people are naturally inferior and unaware of their rights.
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A son of toil himself, he was linked in brotherly sympathy with the sons of toil in every loyal part of the republic.
I wished it was possible I could remain small all my life, knowing that the sooner I grew large the shorter would be my time to remain with them.
It only abolished slavery where it did not exist, and left it intact where it did exist.