On the record
We surely need not detain you with farther details on this head, to convince you what an enormous sacrifice of happiness and prosperity you are offering on the altar of slavery.
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Lewis Tappan
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gutenberg.orgLewis Tappan: “We surely need not detain you with farther details on this head, to convince you what an enormous sacrifice of happiness…”
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Tappan warns of the significant sacrifices made for the institution of slavery, impacting happiness and prosperity.
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