Charles Sumner: “As well might we of the East attempt to shut you of the West from the…”

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As well might we of the East attempt to shut you of the West from the ocean as you attempt to shut us from the Mississippi.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner uses this analogy to illustrate the futility of regional divisions in America.

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Charles Sumner: “As well might we of the East attempt to shut you of the West from the ocean as you attempt to shut us from the…”