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Charles Sumner: “Had I failed to sympathize with this endeavor, I should have been false to the record of my life.”

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Had I failed to sympathize with this endeavor, I should have been false to the record of my life.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner reflects on his lifelong commitment to peace and the importance of supporting noble endeavors.

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