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Texas and slavery are interwoven in every banner floating on the Democratic breeze. 'Freedom or death' should be inscribed on ours.
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gutenberg.orgJosiah Quincy: “Texas and slavery are interwoven in every banner floating on the Democratic breeze. 'Freedom or death' should be…”
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Quincy critiques the intertwining of Texas and slavery in political discourse, advocating for a strong stance on freedom.
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