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All this is in the name of Slavery, and for the sake of Slavery, and at the bidding of Slavery.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “All this is in the name of Slavery, and for the sake of Slavery, and at the bidding of Slavery.”
Editor's note · Context
Sumner highlights that the motivations behind the conflict are rooted in the institution of slavery.
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