On the record
Even some, whose zeal in the Anti-Slavery cause is fervent, are so infatuated as to propose no other remedy for Slavery but its non-extension.
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William Lloyd Garrison
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gutenberg.orgWilliam Lloyd Garrison: “Even some, whose zeal in the Anti-Slavery cause is fervent, are so infatuated as to propose no other remedy for Slavery…”
Editor's note · Context
Garrison condemns the idea that merely preventing the expansion of slavery is a sufficient response to the crisis.
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