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I have always believed, heretofore, in the doctrines of the Declaration of Independence, that all men are born free and equal but of late it appears that some men are born slaves, and I regret that they are not black, so all the world might know them.

Benjamin F. Wade

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Benjamin F. Wade
Age: 77 †
Born: 1800
Born: October 27
Died: 1878
Died: March 2
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