Charles Sumner: “You will see, that, amidst all disguises and subterfuges, the great…”

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You will see, that, amidst all disguises and subterfuges, the great question perpetually recurs: Are you for Freedom, or are you for Slavery?

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Sumner frames the central political question as a choice between freedom and slavery.

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Charles Sumner: “You will see, that, amidst all disguises and subterfuges, the great question perpetually recurs: Are you for Freedom, or…”