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It was the peculiar glory of this illustrious man, that from his early days to his death-bed he strove always for Human Freedom, and especially sought to remove the intolerable evil of African Slavery.
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Sumner honors Lafayette for his lifelong commitment to human freedom and the abolition of slavery.
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