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Therefore it becomes the duty of Congress to interfere and specially declare them.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Therefore it becomes the duty of Congress to interfere and specially declare them.”
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Sumner argues that Congress has a responsibility to intervene against injustices caused by slavery.
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