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Unless this is done, the condition of the freedman will be deplorable.
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Sumner warns that without proper legal protections, the situation for freedmen will remain dire.
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The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
In this contest, we may borrow from the ancient Greek, who, when his hands were cut off, fought with his stumps, and even with his teeth.
Far above any flickering light or battle-lantern of party is the everlasting sun of Truth, in whose beams are the duties of men.
Rather would I arouse you to renewed and incessant exertion.
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