On the record
We know that this result is so startling and unexpected, that you will scarcely credit the testimony of figures themselves.
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Lewis Tappan
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gutenberg.orgLewis Tappan: “We know that this result is so startling and unexpected, that you will scarcely credit the testimony of figures…”
Editor's note · Context
Here, Tappan expresses skepticism about the acceptance of statistical evidence regarding slavery, suggesting that the findings may be hard for some to believe.
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Up--quit yourselves like men: and may Almighty God direct and bless your efforts!
You will be cheered by the approbation of your own consciences, and by the plaudits of mankind.
By abolishing slavery you will become the architects of your own fortune, and of your country's greatness.
Now is the time, fellow-citizens, to assail the foe.