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Most of the slaves, who were thus unconditionally freed, returned without any solicitation to their former masters, to serve them, at stated wages; as free men. The work, which they now did, was found to better done than before.
John Henry Newman
Born: February 21, 1801
Died: August 11, 1890 (aged 89)
Bio: John Henry Newman was a Catholic cardinal and theologian who was an important figure in the religious history of England in the 19th century. He was known nationally by the mid-1830s.
Known for:
- The Idea of a University (1852)
- Apologia Pro Vita Sua (1864)
- Grammar of Assent (1870)
- Loss and Gain (1848)
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