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The apathy of the people is enough to make every statue leap from its pedestal and hasten the resurrection of the dead.

William Lloyd Garrison

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William Lloyd Garrison
Age: 73 †
Born: 1805
Born: December 12
Died: 1879
Died: May 24
Editor
Journalist
Social Reformer
Writer
Newburyport
Massachusetts
William L. Garrison
Empathy
Dead
Hasten
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Every
Pedestal
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Statues
People
Apathy
Resurrection
Leap

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