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There is not a community, not a family, not an individual, man, woman, or child, that does not feel its heavy, bloody hand.
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This quote illustrates the pervasive and destructive influence of slavery on all aspects of life.
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Out of this pernicious prejudice have proceeded that persecution and neglect which are the too frequent lot of the world's pioneers.
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
Tendencies of nations, as revealed in history, teach that our aims are in harmony with prevailing laws, which God, in his benevolence, has ordained for mankind.
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