On the record
The present American Union, therefore, is only one in form, not in reality.
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William Lloyd Garrison
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gutenberg.orgWilliam Lloyd Garrison: “The present American Union, therefore, is only one in form, not in reality.”
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Garrison argues that the American Union is only a facade, lacking true unity due to the slavery issue.
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