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The last, perhaps the greatest, of the prominent sources of discord and disaster… — Martin Van Buren

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The last, perhaps the greatest, of the prominent sources of discord and disaster supposed to lurk in our political condition was the institution of domestic slavery.

Martin Van Buren
Inaugural Address of Martin van Buren · 1837
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Slavery
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Political speech
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1837
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Martin Van Buren
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Van Buren, Martin. "Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1837, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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