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God knows that I detest slavery, but it is an existing evil, for which we are not responsible, and we must endure it, till we can get rid of it without destroying the last hope of free government in the world.

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Millard Fillmore
Age: 74 †
Born: 1800
Born: January 7
Died: 1874
Died: March 8
13Th U.S. President
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Summerhill
New York
M. Fillmore
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Slavery
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