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He was an anti-slavery man, a friend to temperance and an earnest supporter of the public school system, and he would not have hesitated to promote those objects by arrangements with friends or enemies.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge Boutwell: “He was an anti-slavery man, a friend to temperance and an earnest supporter of the public school system, and he would…”
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Boutwell acknowledges Stevens' commitment to anti-slavery, temperance, and public education.
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