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[I]t is the indispensible duty of those, who maintain for themselves the rights of human nature, and who possess the obligations of Christianity, to extend their power and influence to the relief of every part of the human race . . .

Source: Letter to Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of State, 19 Aug 1791.
-- Benjamin Banneker, (Nov 9 1731-1806), US astronomer, inventor, poet; He helped design the city plan of Washington, DC; published Banneker's Almanac annually beginning in 1792.

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