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It was not unnatural that a State mad with Slavery should dishonor its bonds.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “It was not unnatural that a State mad with Slavery should dishonor its bonds.”
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Sumner reflects on how the mindset of a state entrenched in slavery led to the dishonoring of financial obligations.
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