The unproductive tillage of human cattle takes that which of right belongs to free labor, and which is necessary for the support and happiness of our own race.
David WilmotAbout author
- Author's profession: Activist
- Nationality: american
- Born: January 20, 1814
- Died: March 16, 1868
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