Charles Sumner: “Not in Slavery or its battles is “chivalry” found, not in vain…”

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Not in Slavery or its battles is “chivalry” found, not in vain pretension, not in any indignity to the poor and lowly.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner asserts that true 'chivalry' is not found in slavery or its associated battles, but rather in dignity for all.

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Charles Sumner: “Not in Slavery or its battles is “chivalry” found, not in vain pretension, not in any indignity to the poor and lowly.”