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I rejoice heartily at the prospect of the negro vote

Quote byJohn Russell, 1st Earl Russell · 1792–1878

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Letter to British Ambassador to the United States Sir Frederick Bruce, 17 June 1863, quote in Paul Scherer, Lord John Russell, A Biography (1999), p287.

English (original)

I rejoice heartily at the prospect of the negro vote.

— John Russell, 1st Earl Russell

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