On the record
If men, under the American Constitution, may hold slaves at discretion and without dishonour in one-half of the country, why not in the whole of it?
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William Lloyd Garrison
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gutenberg.orgWilliam Lloyd Garrison: “If men, under the American Constitution, may hold slaves at discretion and without dishonour in one-half of the country…”
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He highlights the contradiction in the Constitution that allows slavery in some states but not others, calling for consistency.
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