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Few matters of greater importance have ever been laid before the Senate.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Few matters of greater importance have ever been laid before the Senate.”
Editor's note · Context
Sumner acknowledges the weight of the matters currently before the Senate, stressing their importance.
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