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In his earlier years, he had been an outspoken emancipationist, and had always frankly expressed his opinion that slavery was a great evil.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge Julian: “In his earlier years, he had been an outspoken emancipationist, and had always frankly expressed his opinion that…”
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Julian acknowledges that in his youth, a political figure was a strong advocate for emancipation and openly criticized slavery.
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