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Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe ~ Full Audiobook [history]

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The Duty of Obedience

Senators wife asked him if he would turn away a poor, shivering, hungry creature from his door because he was a runaway. John replied: 'I don't know anything about politics, but i can read my bible and there i see that i must feed the hungry, clothe the naked and comfort the desolate' His wife said she'd like to see him take her up and put her in jail for being an out-of-control runaway. He responded: 'It isn't a duty. If folks want to keep their slaves from running away, let em treat em well.'

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