Lewis Tappan: “If LABORERS ever obtain the political power of a country, it is in…”

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If LABORERS ever obtain the political power of a country, it is in fact in a state of REVOLUTION.

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Lewis Tappan

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Tappan claims that if laborers gain political power, it signifies a revolutionary state.

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Lewis Tappan: “If LABORERS ever obtain the political power of a country, it is in fact in a state of REVOLUTION.”