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 Slaves cannot breathe in England; if their lungs
 Receive our air, that moment they are free;
  They read more 
 Slaves cannot breathe in England; if their lungs
 Receive our air, that moment they are free;
  They touch our country, and their shackles fall. 
When we abolish the slavery of half of humanity, together with the whole system of hypocrisy it implies, then the read more
When we abolish the slavery of half of humanity, together with the whole system of hypocrisy it implies, then the "division" of humanity will reveal its genuine significance and the human couple will find its true form.
Base is the slave that pays.
Base is the slave that pays.
 The very mudsills of society. . . . We call them 
slaves. . . . But I will not read more 
 The very mudsills of society. . . . We call them 
slaves. . . . But I will not characterize that class at the North 
with that term; but you have it. It is there, it is everywhere, 
it is eternal. 
 And ne'er shall the sons of Columbia be slaves,
 While the earth bears a plant, or the sea rolls read more 
 And ne'er shall the sons of Columbia be slaves,
 While the earth bears a plant, or the sea rolls its waves. 
Better to starve free than be a fat slave
Better to starve free than be a fat slave
 I do not see how a barbarous community and a civilized community 
can constitute a state. I think we read more 
 I do not see how a barbarous community and a civilized community 
can constitute a state. I think we must get rid of slavery or we 
must get rid of freedom. 
Cotton is king; or slavery in the Light of Political Economy.
Cotton is king; or slavery in the Light of Political Economy.
 It [Chinese Labour in South Africa] could not, in the opinion of 
His Majesty's Government, be classified as slavery read more 
 It [Chinese Labour in South Africa] could not, in the opinion of 
His Majesty's Government, be classified as slavery in the extreme 
acceptance of the word without some risk of terminological 
inexactitude.