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From the standpoint of the master caste it is to condemned even more strongly because it invariably in the end threatens the very existence of that master caste.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt argues that slavery threatens the existence of the master caste, highlighting its destructive nature.

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