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Such a prayer, signed by Franklin as President of an Abolition Society, not only shows the spirit of the times, but fixes forever the true policy of the Republic.
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Sumner highlights a petition from Benjamin Franklin that exemplifies the abolitionist spirit of the time and the Republic's policy.
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