William ApessThe adjacent shores resounded with the alternate shouts of the sons of liberty and the groans of their parting spirits.
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When the men were cut off from their homeland, their spirits were broken. They could no longer fight for their freedom, but had to watch England take over their land. These men would never be the same again, and they would haunt the shores of America until they won it back.
Source: On Our Own Ground: The Complete Writings Of William Apess, A Pequot
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