On the record
Slavery subverts justice, promotes the welfare of the few to the manifest injury of the many, and robs thousands of the posterity of our forefathers of the blessings of liberty.
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Angelina Emily Grimké
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Grimké argues that slavery undermines justice and harms the majority for the benefit of a few.
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