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I say, sir, under such circumstances, slavery would melt away upon your borders like an iceberg in the tropics.
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gutenberg.orgHorace Mann: “I say, sir, under such circumstances, slavery would melt away upon your borders like an iceberg in the tropics.”
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Mann metaphorically states that slavery would quickly diminish if free land were accessible, likening it to ice melting.
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