Where Slavery is, there Liberty cannot be; and where Liberty is, there Slavery cannot be.

Charles Sumner

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Topic

Slavery Freedom

Speaker

Charles Sumner

Source

Slavery and the Rebellion

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1864 1860s 19th century

Occupation

Abolitionist Politician

From

United States

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Citation

Sumner, Charles. "Slavery and the Rebellion." 5 Nov. 1864, Cooper Institute, New York City, NY, USA.

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Without slavery the rebellion could never have existed; without slavery it could not continue.

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Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
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Authentication Score 3
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John Ruskin
Medium
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Language
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Time
1864 1860s 19th century
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The destiny of the colored American…is the destiny of America.

Frederick Douglass

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Frederick Douglass
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Speech
Genre
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Language
English
Time
1862 1860s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Citation

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