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I believe a time will come when an opportunity will be offered to abolish this lamentable evil.

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Patrick Henry
Age: 63 †
Born: 1736
Born: May 29
Died: 1799
Died: June 6
Governor Of Virginia
Lawyer
Politician
Slaveholder
Hanover County
Virginia
Henry
Abolish
Offered
Slavery
Evil
Opportunity
Come
Believe
Time
Lamentable

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