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Viewed from the genuine abolition ground, mr. lincoln seemed tardy, cold, dull, and indifferent; but measuring him by the sentiment of his country, a sentiment he was bound as a statesman to consult, he was swift, zealous, radical, and determined.
-Frederick Douglass
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Viewed From The Genuine Abolition Ground, Mr.

Frederick Douglass
Viewed from the genuine abolition ground, mr. lincoln seemed tardy, cold, dull, and indifferent; but measuring him by the sentiment of his country, a sentiment he was bound as a statesman to consult, he was swift, zealous, radical, and determined.
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