Charles Sumner: “Let Slavery be acknowledged, and there is no power which will not mock…”

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Let Slavery be acknowledged, and there is no power which will not mock and insult us.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner warns that acknowledging slavery invites mockery and insult, highlighting the moral imperative to reject it.

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Charles Sumner: “Let Slavery be acknowledged, and there is no power which will not mock and insult us.”