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“The possession of arbitrary power has always, the world over, tended irresistibly to destroy humane sensibility, magnanimity, and truth.”
 
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Frederick Law Olmsted
 
Name:   Frederick Law Olmsted
 
Nationality:   American
 
Date of Birth:   Apr 27, 1822
 
Date of Death:   Aug 28,  1903
 
Profession:   Architect
 
 
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This is just what I have thought when I have seen slaves at work - they seem to go through the motions of labor without putting strength into them. They keep their powers in reserve for their own use at night, perhaps.
 
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With regard to the moral and religious condition of the slaves, I cannot, either from what I observe, or from what is told me, consider it in any way gratifying.
 
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