来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：美国内战与重建1845-1877 第3集 第3集》
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was what he called "American Negro slavery."被他称为 "美国的黑人奴隶制度" -
It was the cornerstone这是在这一基石之上 -
on which they had founded their revolution.邦联找到了革命的起点 -
The quote goes on: "As a race,他说道 "从人种这方面说 -
the African is inferior to the white man.黑人比白人低劣 -
Subordination to the white man is his normal condition.黑人本来就应该服从白人的统治 -
He is not his equal by nature他们天生就不平等 -
and cannot be made so by human laws or human institutions.更不能通过世俗的法律与制度获取平等 -
Our system, therefore, so far as regards this inferior race,因此 我们政府在对待这一劣等种族时 -
rests upon this great immutable law of nature."必须以这一永恒的自然规律为基础" -
You always have to get worried in history当你了解那段历史中的人们在讨论 -
when people start talking about某些人类或者人类行为是天性使然时