On the record
There is not a man so poor in the North, or so ignorant, or souseless, as not to be regarded as a Man, by religion, by civil law, and by public opinion.
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Henry Ward Beecher
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Beecher emphasizes the inherent dignity of every individual, regardless of their social status, in the North.
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