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I am very apprehensive, that, so long as the slavery continues, some means for its supply will be found.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “I am very apprehensive, that, so long as the slavery continues, some means for its supply will be found.”
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Burke expresses concern that slavery will persist as long as there are means to supply it.
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