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To choose between them was to betray the cause.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge Julian: “To choose between them was to betray the cause.”
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Julian argues that choosing between two flawed candidates would betray the anti-slavery cause, highlighting the moral dilemmas faced by voters.
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