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This is unjust to us, because it places us before the world in the attitude of sustaining what we condemn.
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gutenberg.orgHorace Mann: “This is unjust to us, because it places us before the world in the attitude of sustaining what we condemn.”
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Mann claims that the North is unjustly perceived as supporting slavery while condemning it.
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