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Slavery moreover is monopolizing in its tendency, and leads to the accumulation of property in few hands.
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Lewis Tappan
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gutenberg.orgLewis Tappan: “Slavery moreover is monopolizing in its tendency, and leads to the accumulation of property in few hands.”
Editor's note · Context
Tappan argues that slavery tends to concentrate wealth and property in the hands of a few, critiquing the economic implications of the institution.
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