The two great parties which absorb nearly the whole voting strength of the Republic are pledged to be deaf, dumb and blind to whatever outrages the Slave Power may attempt to perpetrate.
Garrison claims that the major political parties in America ignore the atrocities committed by the Slave Power.
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It is, and it always has been, the absolute supremacy of the Slave Power over the whole country--nothing more.
Nay, cannot all the despotisms of the earth take shelter under them?
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.
While the present Union exists, I pronounce it hopeless to expect any repose, or that any barrier can be effectually raised against the extension of Slavery.