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An Ohio Senator and his wife. Senator Bird has recently argued for the passage of a bill making it a crime to aid escaping slaves. Mrs. Bird believes this bill is immoral, and is cheered to discover her husband is more than willing to help Eliza and Harry as they pass through Ohio en route to Canada.
Senator and Mrs. Bird Quotes in Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Uncle Tom's Cabin quotes below are all either spoken by Senator and Mrs. Bird or refer to Senator and Mrs. Bird. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 9
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You ought to be ashamed, John! Poor, homeless, houseless creatures! It’s a shameful, wicked, abominable law, and I’ll break it, for one, the first time I get a chance . . . .
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Senator and Mrs. Bird Quotes in Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Uncle Tom's Cabin quotes below are all either spoken by Senator and Mrs. Bird or refer to Senator and Mrs. Bird. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 9
Quotes
You ought to be ashamed, John! Poor, homeless, houseless creatures! It’s a shameful, wicked, abominable law, and I’ll break it, for one, the first time I get a chance . . . .
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