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The fugitive never was returned, but survived to a good old age, down to a recent period,--a living witness to that public opinion which made even the mildest of Fugitive Slave Acts a dead letter.
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Sumner highlights the enduring impact of public opinion on the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act.
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