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We conclude that about nineteen out of every twenty individuals have…

Quote byGeorge Fitzhugh · 1806–1881

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Cannibals All!, or Slaves Without Masters (1857), pp. 102-103.

English (original)

We conclude that about nineteen out of every twenty individuals have ‘a natural and inalienable right’ to be taken care of and protected; to have guardians, trustees, husbands, or masters; in other words, they have the natural and inalienable right to be slaves.

— George Fitzhugh

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