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From the beginning and at all times he was fixed against all compromise with Slavery, and stood like a fortress.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “From the beginning and at all times he was fixed against all compromise with Slavery, and stood like a fortress.”
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Sumner describes his unwavering stance against any compromise with slavery, likening himself to a fortress.
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