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> [“Talk about keeping slaves, as if we did it for our convenience," said Marie. "I'm sure, if we consulted that, we might let them all go at once." Evangeline fixed her large, serious eyes on her mother's face, with an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harriet-beecher-stowe/talk-about-keeping-slaves-as-if-we-did-it-for-our-convenience-said/)

[Harriet Beecher Stowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harriet-beecher-stowe/)

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> [I find it more than a little disingenuous to act as if keeping slaves was something that set Thomas Jefferson apart from all mankind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annette-gordon-reed/i-find-it-more-than-a-little-disingenuous-to-act-as-if-keeping-slaves/)

[Annette Gordon-Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annette-gordon-reed/)

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