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Whether permitted to live to witness the abolition of slavery or not, I felt assured that, as I demanded nothing that was not clearly in accordance with justice and humanity, some time or other, if remembered at all, I should stand vindicated in the eyes of my countrymen.
William Lloyd Garrison
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"Whether permitted to live to witness the abolition of slavery or not, I felt assured that, as I demanded nothing that was not clearly in accordance with justice and humanity, some time or other, if remembered at all, I should stand vindicated in the eyes of my countrymen."
— William Lloyd Garrison

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Whether permitted to live to witness the abolition of slavery or not, I felt assured that, as I demanded nothing that was not clearly in accordance with justice and humanity, some time or other, if remembered at all, I should stand vindicated in the eyes of my countrymen. — William Lloyd Garrison

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William Lloyd Garrison was a Journalist from United States (1805–1879).

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This quote is attributed to William Lloyd Garrison, a Journalist from United States.
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William Lloyd Garrison lived from 1805 – 1879.