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Henry Ward Beecher: “They live in a crater, forever dreading the signs of activity.”

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They live in a crater, forever dreading the signs of activity.
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Henry Ward Beecher

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Beecher describes a fearful existence of those who live in oppressive conditions, likening it to a crater.

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