Charles Sumner: “Should an evil hour arrive, when these ideas and promises are in…”

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Should an evil hour arrive, when these ideas and promises are in peril, then let them find a breastwork, not in your hills, but in your hearts.

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Sumner urges his audience to find strength in their convictions during times of crisis.

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