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Judges left the bench, and clergymen the pulpit, to swell the indignant protest which went up from good men without distinction of party or pursuit.
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Sumner notes the diverse coalition of individuals protesting against slavery, transcending party lines.
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Controlled by such a code, employing such representatives, sustained by such agencies, animated by such Furies, and producing such fruits of tears and bitterness, it must be open to question.
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Rather would I arouse you to renewed and incessant exertion.
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