Quote#Freedom
As to any other laws that slave-holders may make among themselves, as…
Quote byOttobah Cugoano · 1748–1791
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Thoughts and Sentiments on the Evil of Slavery (1787), p. 4.
English (original)
As to any other laws that slave-holders may make among themselves, as respecting slaves, they can be of no better kind, nor give them any better character, than what is implied in the common report—that there may be some honesty among thieves.
— Ottobah Cugoano
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