Charles Sumner: “That country to which they owed love, honor, and obedience, they…”

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That country to which they owed love, honor, and obedience, they betrayed and gave over to violence and outrage.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner condemns the betrayal of the country by those who owed it loyalty and obedience.

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Charles Sumner: “That country to which they owed love, honor, and obedience, they betrayed and gave over to violence and outrage.”