On the record
I hate it because it deprives our Republic of an example of its just influence in the world--enables the enemies of free institutions with plausibility to taunt us as hypocrites.
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Adlai Stevenson
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gutenberg.orgAdlai Stevenson: “I hate it because it deprives our Republic of an example of its just influence in the world--enables the enemies of free…”
Editor's note · Context
Stevenson critiques slavery for undermining the Republic's moral standing in the world.
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