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A TRUE DEMOCRAT
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In his speech at a party, what argument does Henry Morton make about who the true "despots" of America are?
A
He argues only individual cruel slaveholders are despots
B
He argues that all free white citizens collectively, as the "sovereign people" who enact and benefit from slavery's laws, are the true despots — not merely the slaveholder who "cracks the lash"
C
He argues that despotism does not exist in America at all
D
He argues that enslaved people themselves bear responsibility for their condition
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