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I desire so to acquit myself that my own conscience will not upbraid me, and that when I shall pass away, no reproach shall fall upon me, or my children after me, for my acts here upon this momentous question.
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Mann expresses his desire to act in a way that will not bring shame to himself or his family regarding his decisions on slavery.
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