Charles Sumner: “They have spoken their sentiments with freedom against this unhappy…”

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They have spoken their sentiments with freedom against this unhappy Act, and that freedom has become their crime.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner emphasizes the importance of free speech and the consequences faced by those who express dissenting opinions.

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Charles Sumner: “They have spoken their sentiments with freedom against this unhappy Act, and that freedom has become their crime.”