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

Patrick Henry

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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
Opportunity
Come
Believe
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Lamentable
Abolish
Offered
Slavery
Evil

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