Slavery, properly so called, is the establishment of a right which giv…

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Slavery, properly so called, is the establishment of a right which gives to one man such a power over another as renders him absolute master of his life and fortune. ✨ Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (2015). The Spirit of Laws, p.313, Library of Alexandria
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Slavery, properly so called, is the establishment of a right which gives to one man such a power over another as renders him absolute master of his life and fortune. ✨ Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (2015). The Spirit of Laws, p.313, Library of Alexandria

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