He'd gotten caught up in Abolitionism and anti-slavery, as young people get caught up in political fervor and movements of their times, sometimes.

他支持废奴主义和反奴隶制,和其他年轻人一样,非常热衷于政治热潮和反抗运动

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The third is gender equality; that's at least as old as abolitionism.

第三点是性别平等,这至少与废奴主义同样古老

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