I said I thought female labour of the sort exacted from these slaves, and corporal chastisement such as they endure, must be abhorrent to any manly or humane man.
I hate to say it because I feel like it might be a jinx, but yes - knock on wood - I have never broken a bone.
Furthermore, America suffers not only from a lack of standards, but also not infrequently from a confusion or an inversion of standards.