Charles Sumner: “Its proposer would never do this thing in his own affairs; but how can…”

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Its proposer would never do this thing in his own affairs; but how can he ask his country to do what honesty forbids in private life?

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Massachusetts

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He questions the integrity of those who would impose financial burdens on the nation that they would not accept in their personal affairs.

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Charles Sumner: “Its proposer would never do this thing in his own affairs; but how can he ask his country to do what honesty forbids in…”