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But is it not vain to seek this boon from one whose Presidential pretensions are so demoralizing?
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “But is it not vain to seek this boon from one whose Presidential pretensions are so demoralizing?”
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Sumner argues that seeking reform from a flawed President is futile.
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