Charles Sumner: “No Senator can expect another Senator to give up anything vital; no…”

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No Senator can expect another Senator to give up anything vital; no Senator can expect another Senator to sacrifice a principle.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner asserts that no Senator should expect another to compromise on vital principles.

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Charles Sumner: “No Senator can expect another Senator to give up anything vital; no Senator can expect another Senator to sacrifice a…”