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Nullification was generated in the hot-bed of slavery.
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gutenberg.orgJosiah Quincy: “Nullification was generated in the hot-bed of slavery.”
Editor's note · Context
Quincy asserts that nullification arose from the institution of slavery, linking the two concepts.
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