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There is a cowardly propensity in the human heart that delights in oppressing somebody else, and in the gratification of this base desire we always select a victim that can be outraged with safety.
James T. Rapier
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James T. Rapier
Age: 45 †
Born: 1837
Born: November 13
Died: 1883
Died: May 31
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