In the bible it reads that "Abraham, the chosen servant of God, had his bond servants, whose condition was similar to, or worse than, that of our slaves. ... " "God, instead of teaching Abraham, his chosen servant, that it was immoral to use and buy his slaves, demanded from him the performance of certain things, which required that the relation of master and slave should be kept up, not only during Abraham's time but in all future ages.... Overall, the authors of each piece of literature all have the same goal in mind. ...

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According to Varro, a prolific Roman author and an elite land owner, "They are made to take more interest in their work by being treated more liberally in respect either of food, or of more clothing, or punishment inflicted on them in some way, their loyalty and kindly feeling to the master may be restored by the consolation derived from such measures" (Bailkey, Lim p 437). ...

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