"We were all victims of an oppressive system, but that mattered far less to us than our deep bonding with our owners."

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“We can wash people in the water all we want, but we can never wash their parents out of their hearts.”

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“Last night Alvin just got mad, which she said would only guarantee that he’d stay stupid.”

“We've seen the worst that men can do, pa, and been the worst that men can be. But that don't mean that someday we won't see the best, too. And if we can never be perfect after this, well, we can still be pretty good, can't we?”

“Once you have the gallows, you’ll find new reasons to hang people from it.”

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