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By instinct, education and association, especially by family ties, he was against slavery.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “By instinct, education and association, especially by family ties, he was against slavery.”
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Sherman reflects on the moral stance against slavery influenced by personal and familial beliefs.
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