On the record
She has given respectability, security, and the means of sustenance and attack to her deadliest foe.
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William Lloyd Garrison
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gutenberg.orgWilliam Lloyd Garrison: “She has given respectability, security, and the means of sustenance and attack to her deadliest foe.”
Editor's note · Context
Garrison criticizes the North for enabling slavery by providing support to its proponents, undermining the fight for freedom.
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