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Hence, I cannot but regard oppression in every form--and most of all, that which turns a man into a thing--with indignation and abhorrence.
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William Lloyd Garrison
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Garrison articulates his strong opposition to all forms of oppression, particularly slavery.
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They who desire me to be dumb on the subject of Slavery, unless I will open my mouth in its defence, ask me to give the lie to my professions, to degrade my manhood, and to stain my soul.
Nay, cannot all the despotisms of the earth take shelter under them?
Let me define my positions, and at the same time challenge any one to show wherein they are untenable.
It is, and it always has been, the absolute supremacy of the Slave Power over the whole country--nothing more.