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If the Union was dissolved into two parts, the slave would cross the line, and then turn round and curse the master from the other shore.
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William Lloyd Garrison
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Garrison illustrates the absurdity of the Southern position on slavery and the Union's dissolution.
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Convince me that liberty is not the inalienable birthright of every human being, of whatever complexion or clime, and I will give that instrument to the consuming fire.
No insult or outrage, no deed of impiety or blood, on the part of the South, can startle us into resistance, or inspire us with self-respect.
How were they to sustain an assault from England or France, with the cancer at their vitals?
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