Charles Sumner: “Nobody presumed to call it in question, until at last Slavery flung…”

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Nobody presumed to call it in question, until at last Slavery flung down its challenge to everything that was settled for Freedom.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner notes that slavery challenged the established principles of freedom, marking a significant turning point in history.

More from Charles Sumner

Early testimony of the Church against, I. 59.

Slavery and the: speech in New York, XI. 433.

Sovereignty of, belongs to the people, XVI. 28.

Contrary to Christianity, but upheld by the Church, I. 54, 58.

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Charles Sumner: “Nobody presumed to call it in question, until at last Slavery flung down its challenge to everything that was settled…”