"Slavery is, as you justly complain, a sad blot on our free country."
— James Madison

January 1, 1970

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Presidents of the United StatesAcademics from the United StatesFounding Fathers of the United States of AmericaUnited States presidential candidates, 1812United States presidential candidates, 1808
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Letter to Lafayette (1821)

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Letter to Lafayette (1821)