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No slavery can be abolished without a double emancipation, and the master will benefit by freedom more than the freed-ma
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"No slavery can be abolished without a double emancipation, and the master will benefit by freedom more than the freed-man"

- Thomas Huxley

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This quote by Thomas Huxley suggests that in order to eliminate slavery, both the master and the freed-man should be emancipated. This indicates that the master must be devoid of the problem of owning servants, and the freed-man must be devoid of the chains of slavery. Huxley indicates that the master will benefit more from the freedom than the freed-man, as the master will no longer have to fret about the obligation of owning servants. This quote highlights the significance of both parties being emancipated in order to eliminate slavery. It also suggests that the master will gain more from the liberty than the freed-man, as the master will no longer have to fret about the burden of owning servants. This quote is a tip of the importance of both parties being emancipated in order to abolish slavery and guarantee that everyone gain from the freedom.

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Thomas Huxley This quote is written / told by Thomas Huxley between May 4, 1825 and June 29, 1895. He was a famous Scientist from England. The author also have 64 other quotes.

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