Charles Sumner: “The foes of justice and freedom accuse you of accelerating the crisis…”

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The foes of justice and freedom accuse you of accelerating the crisis and precipitating civil war by that speech.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner addresses accusations against a speaker for inciting civil unrest through their words.

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Charles Sumner: “The foes of justice and freedom accuse you of accelerating the crisis and precipitating civil war by that speech.”