Charles Sumner: “May not the country turn around and ask the banks to do their part in…”

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May not the country turn around and ask the banks to do their part in this great work of renovation?

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Massachusetts

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Sumner poses a rhetorical question about whether the country can ask banks to contribute to national financial efforts, suggesting a partnership.

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Charles Sumner: “May not the country turn around and ask the banks to do their part in this great work of renovation?”