Charles Sumner: “Therefore I begin by asking you to think of our country, our whole…”

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Therefore I begin by asking you to think of our country, our whole country,--in other words, of National Affairs at Home and Abroad.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner calls for a focus on national affairs, urging collective consideration of the country's interests.

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Charles Sumner: “Therefore I begin by asking you to think of our country, our whole country,--in other words, of National Affairs at Home…”