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• I am not unconscious of the persuasive power exerted by these considerations to drag men along in the current; but I am…
• Sir, I am no sycophant or worshipper of power anywhere.
• I may fall here in the Senate chamber, but I will. never make any compromise with any such men.
• I am amazed at the facility with which some men follow in the wake of slavery.
• Sometimes it leads me even to hesitate whether I am strictly correct in my idea that all men are born to equal…
• I know how easy it is for some minds to glide along with the current of popular opinion, where influence, respectability, and…
• I am not unaware how unpopular on this floor are the sentiments I am about to advocate.
• I have always believed, heretofore, in the doctrines of the Declaration of Independence, that all men are born free and equal; but…
• The humiliation of the North is complete and overwhelming.
• As a Senator I am opposed to duelling. As Ben. Wade, I recognize the code.
• But, sir, I shall take the path of duty and shall not swerve from it.
• I do not pretend to know precisely what is on foot there; but I think it pretty evident that there is a…

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