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abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1859)

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I have only a short time to live, only one death to die, and I will die fighting for this cause. There will be no peace in this land until slavery is done for.

– John Brown

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I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with Blood.

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Be mild with the mild, shrewd with the crafty, confiding to the honest, rough to the ruffian, and a thunderbolt to the liar. But in all this, never be unmindful of your own dignity.

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I want you to understand that I respect the rights of the poorest and weakest of colored people, oppressed [to deny others their rights or liberty] by the slave system, just as much as I do those of the most wealthy and powerful. That is the idea that has moved me, and that alone.

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Extinction of species and ecological collapse through wildlife trafficking can have long-lasting, irreversible, catastrophic impacts on our global community as a whole, so the global effort to combat these illicit crimes is paramount to protecting our environment.

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Found on CNN 2 years ago

We think it'll be mild for the rest of the week, so I don't think one hot day like this will be an issue, we're just chilling at home where it's cool inside.

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Found on Reuters 4 years ago

We're just chilling at home where it's cool inside.

– John Brown

Found on Reuters 4 years ago

To have a seat at the table and shape the future is, I believe, vital, we do need a planet upon which to conduct future oil and gas activity.

– John Brown

Found on Reuters 8 years ago

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