Political Quotes

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If I have uttered severe truths, I have not sought for severe language in which to clothe them.
Said by
Horace Mann
Free Soil · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Mann clarifies that while he may speak harsh truths, he does not intend to use harsh language.

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