William Lloyd Garrison: “It is not a struggle for national salvation; for the nation, as such…”

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It is not a struggle for national salvation; for the nation, as such, seems doomed beyond recovery.

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William Lloyd Garrison

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Garrison asserts that the nation seems irreparably doomed due to its moral failings.

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William Lloyd Garrison: “It is not a struggle for national salvation; for the nation, as such, seems doomed beyond recovery.”