On the record
Such sympathy and support in the cause, of which I am a humble representative, is all that I ask for myself, or am willing to accept.
Source
gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
Sumner expresses his desire for sympathy and support in the cause of freedom.
Share
More from Charles Sumner
Still further: every ship-of-war that floats costs more than a well-endowed college.
Far above any flickering light or battle-lantern of party is the everlasting sun of Truth, in whose beams are the duties of men.
But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
In this contest, we may borrow from the ancient Greek, who, when his hands were cut off, fought with his stumps, and even with his teeth.
Other voices in this conversation
