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Jefferson’s words picturing Slavery were unequalled in the prolonged discussion of that terrible subject, and his two Inaugural Addresses are masterpieces of political truth.
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Sumner praises Jefferson's profound insights on slavery and political truth in his inaugural addresses.
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