Charles Sumner: “It will be a vote, also, to fix the influence and good name of our…”

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It will be a vote, also, to fix the influence and good name of our country, so that it shall become the pride of history.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner believes that a vote for Lincoln will enhance the nation's reputation and legacy.

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