Whitelaw Reid: “The one was without hope, where the other had been disturbed only by…”

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The one was without hope, where the other had been disturbed only by the vague universality of his hopes.

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Whitelaw Reid

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This quote highlights the difference in hope and despair between enslaved individuals and those who have been freed.

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