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The very mudsills of society…. We call them slaves…. But I will not…
Quote byJames Henry Hammond · 1807–1864
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Speech in the U. S. Senate, March, 1858..
English (original)
The very mudsills of society…. We call them slaves…. But I will not characterize that class at the North with that term; but you have it. It is there, it is everywhere; it is eternal.
— James Henry Hammond
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