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Unquestionably he could have saved the Republic, but he preferred his own exaltation.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Unquestionably he could have saved the Republic, but he preferred his own exaltation.”
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Sumner believes a leader could have saved the Republic but chose personal glory instead.
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