Charles Sumner: “Of course, in the constant discharge of this debt, we must be the…”

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Of course, in the constant discharge of this debt, we must be the enemies of injustice, wherever it shows itself.

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Massachusetts

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He insists that fulfilling our obligations requires us to oppose injustice in all its forms, regardless of its legitimacy.

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Charles Sumner: “Of course, in the constant discharge of this debt, we must be the enemies of injustice, wherever it shows itself.”