England may as well dam up the waters of the Nile with bulr… - Lydia Maria Child

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England may as well dam up the waters of the Nile with bulrushes as to fetter the step of Freedom, more proud and firm in this youthful land than where she treads the sequestered glens of Scotland, or couches herself among the magnificent mountains of Switzerland.

Lydia Maria Child

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Lydia Maria Child (11 February 1802 – 7 July 1880) was an American abolitionist, women's rights activist, opponent of U.S. expansionism, Indian rights activist, novelist, and journalist.

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Birth Name: Lydia Maria Francis

Alternative Names: Lydia Maria Francis Child • L. Maria Child

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