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The sin of slavery is one of which it may be said that without the shedding of blood there is no remission.
James A. Garfield
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James A. Garfield
Age: 49 †
Born: 1831
Born: November 19
Died: 1881
Died: September 19
20Th U.S. President
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Military Officer
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James Abram Garfield
James Garfield
J. A. Garfield
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