On the record
When so much malignity is manifested against the freedom of speech, in the very sanctuary of American liberty, it is not to be supposed that it will be tolerated in the house of bondage.
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Lewis Tappan
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Tappan highlights the contradiction of suppressing free speech in a nation founded on liberty.
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