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Charles Sumner: “Let people cry, “Disunion.” We know what the cry means, and we answer back: The Union shall be preserved, and made more…”

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Let people cry, “Disunion.” We know what the cry means, and we answer back: The Union shall be preserved, and made more precious by its consecration to Freedom.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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Sumner asserts the importance of preserving the Union and dedicating it to the cause of freedom.

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