Alexander Jablokov Quotes
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When they told me my new-born babe was a girl, my heart was heavier than it had ever been before. Slavery is terrible for men; but it is far more terrible for women.
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When my babe was born, they said it was premature. It weighed only four pounds; but God let it live.
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When I was six years old, my mother died; and then, for the first time, I learned, by the talk around me, that I was a slave.
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When I was nearly twelve years old, my kind mistress sickened and died.
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There is something akin to freedom in having a lover who has no control over you, except that which he gains by kindness and attachment.
