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No question equal in magnitude, unless it be that of Slavery, has arisen since the days of Washington.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “No question equal in magnitude, unless it be that of Slavery, has arisen since the days of Washington.”
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Sumner asserts that no issue has been as significant since Washington's time, except for slavery.
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