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Nor can familiarity with Slavery fail to harden the heart.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Nor can familiarity with Slavery fail to harden the heart.”
Editor's note · Context
This quote highlights the desensitizing effect of slavery on individuals who become accustomed to brutality.
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