Charles Sumner: “Let us, in the spirit of the fathers, pledge ourselves to sustain it…”

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Let us, in the spirit of the fathers, pledge ourselves to sustain it with lives, fortunes, and sacred honor.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner calls for a commitment to uphold the values of the nation with utmost dedication.

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Charles Sumner: “Let us, in the spirit of the fathers, pledge ourselves to sustain it with lives, fortunes, and sacred honor.”