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To call such a people “cavaliers” is an abuse of terms.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “To call such a people “cavaliers” is an abuse of terms.”
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Sumner criticizes the term 'cavaliers' as a misnomer for the people of Virginia, arguing it misrepresents their true nature.
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