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William Lloyd Garrison: My hardihood is, in measuring them by their own standard, and convicting them out of their own mouths.

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My hardihood is, in measuring them by their own standard, and convicting them out of their own mouths.
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William Lloyd Garrison

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Garrison critiques the hypocrisy of those who claim to uphold moral standards while failing to act against slavery.

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