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Zeal against slavery was necessarily accompanied by an appreciation of the dignity of free labor; and free labor was more generously remunerated under the stimulus of protective laws.
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Blaine argues that anti-slavery zeal was linked to the appreciation of free labor, which thrived under protective laws.
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