Charles Sumner: “At present I am admonished that I must be content with a few words of…”

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At present I am admonished that I must be content with a few words of earnest protest against the consummation of a great wrong.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner expresses his strong opposition to a significant injustice he perceives in society.

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Charles Sumner: “At present I am admonished that I must be content with a few words of earnest protest against the consummation of a…”