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We accept no condition of inferiority as compared to the European people. Quite the contrary is the case. We called no man master and we had no king.
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The speaker rejects the idea that their people are inferior to Europeans. “We called no man master” expresses independence and refusal to submit to another person’s rule. Saying they had “no king” reinforces the claim that their society did not accept a monarch or superior ruler. The passage presents equality and self-rule as firm principles.
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