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Let it unite with Franklin in giving countenance to the cause of Emancipation, and in stepping to the very verge of the power vested in it for DISCOURAGING every species of traffic in the persons of our fellow-men.
Said by
Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner advocates for collaboration with Benjamin Franklin to support emancipation and discourage human trafficking.

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