On the record
The wrong I now arraign is against four million persons, constituting a considerable portion of the “people” of the United States, to whom we are bound by ties of gratitude, and who are to us fellow-citizens.
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Sumner draws a parallel between historical injustices and the current plight of four million Americans, stressing the bonds of gratitude and citizenship.
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