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He was thirty-three years old then, and from that day until Lincoln's proclamation and Lee's surrender freed the negro, he never ceased to work for the abolition of slavery.
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This statement highlights the dedication of an individual to the abolition of slavery during a critical period in American history.
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If Clinton was the Hampden of the colonial period, Robert Yates could well be called its Pym.
Its attitude was strong, defiant, and its only purpose apparently was to create a public sentiment hostile to the extension of slavery.
Thoughtful men who were not in any sense political partisans gave careful heed to his words.
And is it not needed when its taking helps us and hurts our enemy?
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