Charles Sumner: “Therefore do I say that the time has passed when the Nation can be…”

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Therefore do I say that the time has passed when the Nation can be excused for refusing to pay according to its promise.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner emphasizes the obligation of the nation to honor its financial commitments.

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Charles Sumner: “Therefore do I say that the time has passed when the Nation can be excused for refusing to pay according to its promise.”