Charles Sumner: “The Church, to its honor, early perceived the wickedness of this…”

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The Church, to its honor, early perceived the wickedness of this system.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner acknowledges the Church's early recognition of the moral failings of a particular system, likely referring to social injustices.

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Charles Sumner: “The Church, to its honor, early perceived the wickedness of this system.”