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Whitelaw Reid: They had been offered an inch; they were soon to be seen clamorous for ells.

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They had been offered an inch; they were soon to be seen clamorous for ells.
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Whitelaw Reid

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Reid comments on the increasing demands of freed individuals for more rights and power.

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