Charles Sumner: “Confederation takes the place of Nationality, and this vast country…”

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Confederation takes the place of Nationality, and this vast country, with all its elements of unity, is only a discordant conglomerate.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner argues that confederation undermines the potential for true nationality in a diverse country.

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