Convince me that one man may rightfully make another man his slave, and I will no longer subscribe to the Declaration of Independence.
William Lloyd Garrison: “Convince me that one man may rightfully make another man his slave, and I will no longer subscribe to the Declaration of…”
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Garrison challenges the morality of slavery by invoking the Declaration of Independence.
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