Were he a slave, he would enjoy in fact as well as in legal fiction, all necessary and essential rights. Pure air and water, a house, sufficient food, fire, and clothing, would be his at all times.

— George Fitzhugh Cannibals All!, or Slaves Without Masters (1857)

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