It is very eye opening to read of Brown's harsh condemnation of the religious basis and justification of slavery in the south when he (on more than one occasion) highlights the irony of the mistreatment of blacks by their white masters. ... This really brings to light the fact that individuals can corrupt institutions that should be full of freedom, equality and goodwill in order to interpret these institutions in ways that advance their greedy and hateful desires. ... You can feel his agony as he runs to his window in the middle of the night, to hearing the cries of his mother as she...

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