A Escrava Isaura 8.61 · 8.61

The cruellest sophistry of all: Leôncio asks 'de que proveito' — of what use — freedom could be to Isaura, as though liberty were a commodity to be justified by advantage. He inverts the moral order, making the enslaver the prudent guardian and freedom a reckless indulgence. The question only makes sense from a man who cannot imagine that Isaura's own will might be the point.

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