Charles Sumner: “I do not speak of that patriotic character which commends the national…”

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I do not speak of that patriotic character which commends the national debt, but of the financial principle on which the greenback was first issued.

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Massachusetts

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In this quote, Sumner distinguishes between patriotic sentiments and the financial principles underlying the issuance of greenbacks.

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Charles Sumner: “I do not speak of that patriotic character which commends the national debt, but of the financial principle on which the…”