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“What poor, mean trash this whole business of human virtue is! A mere matter, for the most part, of latitude and longitude, and geographical position, acting with natural temperament. The greater part is nothing but an accident.”

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Book:Uncle Tom’s Cabin
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin

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