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“This is a world of compensation; and he would be no slave must consent to have no slaves. Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves; and, under a just God, can not long retain it.”
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- Source:
- p. 377
- Type:
- quote
- Confidence:
- 0.60
- Indexed:
- 2026-07-04
- Hash:
- e7b010569edeb4c5df09510d26d15a6b6a553050bbd3a2557b7b868a517c3a92
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