You speak as though they cannot be trusted with freedom to build a future for themselves, given the opportunity. Certainly humanity as a whole shares a collective guilt for incompetency in crafting a decent future for ourselves — more often than not, we seem eager to destroy others for our own selfish gain. If you truly care for their prospects once freed, then raise a voice and a hand towards that cause! But do not condemn those who work towards the step that must be accomplished first. Liberty first must be achieved, before anything else can have any meaning. - Jo March to Kate Vaughn, on the abolition of slavery . Trix Wilkins
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In the book, "Little Women," Jo March gives this speech to her family members who are fighting to end slavery. In this speech, Jo March argues that freedom for all people is a must before anything else can be accomplished. She also makes a case for freedom for slaves because freedom is what they want and need to live a good life.

Source: The Courtship Of Jo March: A Variation Of Louisa May Alcotts Little Women

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