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Charles Sumner: “There are proper occasions for compromise, as most certainly there are rights beyond compromise.”

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There are proper occasions for compromise, as most certainly there are rights beyond compromise.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner recognizes that while compromise is sometimes necessary, certain rights must remain inviolable.

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