Charles Sumner: “Of them I do not speak; but without fear and without favor, as without…”

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Of them I do not speak; but without fear and without favor, as without impeachment of any person, I assail this wrong.

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Massachusetts

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Here, Sumner asserts his commitment to addressing wrongs without personal attacks, focusing on the issue at hand.

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Charles Sumner: “Of them I do not speak; but without fear and without favor, as without impeachment of any person, I assail this wrong.”