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It was dangerous to liberty then; no man now apprehends any danger to liberty, unless from the same source.
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He warns that the threat to liberty remains relevant, particularly from the institution of slavery.
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Is not a great party now engaged in the ungrateful task of forging chains for a large portion of the people of this country?
Resolved, that the abolition of domestic slavery is the greatest object of desire in these colonies, where it was improperly introduced in their infant state.
I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do to see a plan adopted for the abolition of it.
There can be no other reason than the one given by George Mason eighty years ago: slavery produces a most pernicious effect upon manners.
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