Charles Sumner: “Such fidelity cannot be misinterpreted.… Senator Sumner has always…”

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Such fidelity cannot be misinterpreted.… Senator Sumner has always been in advance of the mass.

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Sumner asserts that true fidelity to principles is often ahead of public opinion, highlighting his own commitment.

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Charles Sumner: “Such fidelity cannot be misinterpreted.… Senator Sumner has always been in advance of the mass.”