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No insult or outrage, no deed of impiety or blood, on the part of the South, can startle us into resistance, or inspire us with self-respect.
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William Lloyd Garrison
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Garrison asserts that the South's actions do not provoke a strong enough response from the North, highlighting a lack of self-respect.
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