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Slavery is ethically abhorrent to all right-minded men; and it is to be condemned without stint on this ground alone.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt unequivocally condemns slavery as ethically wrong, emphasizing the moral stance against it.

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