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Jefferson, in speaking of slavery, said he trembled for his country, and declared that one hour of bondage is fraught with more misery than whole ages of our colonial oppression.
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Julian quotes Thomas Jefferson to emphasize the moral implications of slavery and its impact on the nation.
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