"This man, although free in a civilised country, would return to his idleness, and resume his former ignorance." "And so would every slave not born in the country.

It requires one or two generations to destroy this savage nature," replied Kingston.

"I believe, idleness, like gout, to be a hereditary disease, either in black or white; I have often observed it in the latter.

Now, until man labours there is no chance of civilisation: and, improved as the race of Africa have been in these islands, I still think that if manumitted, they would all starve.

In their own country nature is so bountiful that little or no labour is required for the support of life; but in these islands the soil, although luxuriant, must be nurtured." "You do then look forward to their ultimate freedom ?" inquired Newton.
"Most assuredly.