I would have the Constitution torn in shreds and scattered to the four winds of heaven. Let us destroy the Constitution and build on its ruins the temple of liberty. I have brothers in slavery. I have seen chains placed on their limbs and beheld them captive.
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Despotism increases in severity with the number of despots; the responsibility is more divided, and the claims are more numerous.
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Birth: | 6th November, 1814 |
Death: | 6th November, 1884 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Abolitionist, Historian, Novelist, Playwriter |
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