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One of our ancient masters--Aristotle, I think--tells us that every man has a beast in his bosom; but the Northern citizen who has the Fugitive Slave Bill there has worse than a beast,--a devil!
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Here, Sumner uses a metaphor to illustrate the moral corruption of those who support the Fugitive Slave Bill, likening it to a devil within.
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