Gerrit Smith - When a good man lends himself to the advocacy of slavery, he must, at least for a tim...

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When a good man lends himself to the advocacy of slavery, he must, at least for a time, feel himself to be any where but at home, amongst his new thoughts, doctrines, and modes of reasoning.

Gerrit Smith

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Wenn sich ein guter Mann für die Befürwortung der Sklaverei einsetzt, muss er sich zumindest für eine Weile irgendwo anders als zu Hause fühlen, unter seinen neuen Gedanken, Lehren und Denkweisen.

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