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The compact which exists between the North and the South is a covenant with death and an agreement with hell.

William Lloyd Garrison

1843

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American slavery

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1843

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William Lloyd Garrison

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Garrison, William Lloyd. Resolution passed by the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society. Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society meeting. 27 Jan. 1843, Boston, MA, USA.

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