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Slavery, already expelled from distant despotic states, seeks shelter here by the altars of Freedom.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Slavery, already expelled from distant despotic states, seeks shelter here by the altars of Freedom.”
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Sumner powerfully describes slavery as a threat to freedom, seeking refuge in America.
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