Better to be driven out from among men than to be disliked by children.
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| Birth: | 1st August, 1815 |
| Death: | 6th January, 1882 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Lawyer, Politician |
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Richard Henry Dana Jr. was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts, a descendant of an eminent colonial family who gained renown as the author of the American classic, the memoir Two Years Before the Mast. Both as a writer and as a lawyer, he was a champion of the downtrodden, from seamen to fugitive slaves.
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