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If you had taken the position directly that slavery was right ... you would have triumphed.
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gutenberg.orgDe Alexander: “If you had taken the position directly that slavery was right ... you would have triumphed.”
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This quote reflects Alexander's perspective on the political strategies surrounding the issue of slavery during a contentious period in American history.
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