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George F. Hoar: “He could not be otherwise than the constant foe of slavery, and the constant friend of everything which went to…”

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He could not be otherwise than the constant foe of slavery, and the constant friend of everything which went to emancipate and elevate the slave.
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George F. Hoar
Massachusetts

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Hoar asserts a person's steadfast opposition to slavery and support for emancipation.

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