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The contempt, the indignation, the abhorrence of the community shall be our weapons of offence.
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This quote highlights the community's moral outrage as a tool against slavery.
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The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
As the Brotherhood of Man is practically recognized, it becomes impossible to restrict the feeling within any exclusive circle of country, and to set up an unchristian distinction of honor between civil war and international war.
Endeavor, for a moment, by comparison with other interests, to grapple with this sum.
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