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The men and women of the North are slaveholders, those of the South…
Quote bySusan B. Anthony · 1820–1906
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Speech on No Union with Slaveholders (1857).
English (original)
The men and women of the North are slaveholders, those of the South slaveowners. The guilt rests on the North equally with the South.
— Susan B. Anthony
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