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Slavery is maintained by you whom it impoverishes and degrades, not by those upon whom it confers wealth and influence.
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Lewis Tappan
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gutenberg.orgLewis Tappan: “Slavery is maintained by you whom it impoverishes and degrades, not by those upon whom it confers wealth and influence.”
Editor's note · Context
This statement critiques the economic structure of slavery, emphasizing its detrimental effects on the poor in the South.
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