sedgwiek

Updated: May 2, 2025

In the language of the late Theodore Sedgwiek, of Massachusetts, a consistent democrat of the old school: "Slavery, in all its forms, is anti-democratic, an old poison left in the veins, fostering the worst principles of aristocracy, pride, and aversion to labor; the natural enemy of the poor man, the laboring man, the oppressed man.

John Greenleaf Whittier - Old Portraits, Modern Sketches, Personal Sketches and Tributes: Complete, Volume VI., the Works of Whittier

In the language of the late Theodore Sedgwiek, of Massachusetts, a consistent democrat of the old school: "Slavery, in all its forms, is anti-democratic, an old poison left in the veins, fostering the worst principles of aristocracy, pride, and aversion to labor; the natural enemy of the poor man, the laboring man, the oppressed man.

John Greenleaf Whittier - Old Portraits, Part 1, from Volume VI.,: The Works of Whittier: Old Portraits and Modern Sketches