On the record
And when I speak of duty, I speak of what I would emphatically call the duty of the hour.
Source
gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “And when I speak of duty, I speak of what I would emphatically call the duty of the hour.”
Editor's note · Context
Sumner highlights the importance of recognizing and acting upon current responsibilities.
Share
More from Charles Sumner
Early testimony of the Church against, I. 59.
Contrary to Christianity, but upheld by the Church, I. 54, 58.
His loyalty to the Declaration of Independence, XIX. 317.
Opening of United States courts to colored, XI. 389.
Other voices in this conversation
