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Not to cherish these feelings would be recreancy to principle.
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William Lloyd Garrison
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gutenberg.orgWilliam Lloyd Garrison: “Not to cherish these feelings would be recreancy to principle.”
Editor's note · Context
He believes that failing to oppose oppression would betray his principles.
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