Louis Untermeyer, ed. (1885–1977). Modern American Poetry. 1919.
James Oppenheim18821932The Slave
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Then he was as much of a slave as ever.
He was still manacled to indolence and sloth,
He was still bound by fear and superstition,
By ignorance, suspicion, and savagery…
His slavery was not in the chains,
But in himself.…
And there is no need of that:
Free men set themselves free.