Charles Sumner: “If he is stubborn, obstinate, and perverse, are not stubbornness…”

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If he is stubborn, obstinate, and perverse, are not stubbornness, obstinacy, and perversity commended for imitation?

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Massachusetts

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Sumner points out that negative traits in leaders can set a poor example for others.

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Charles Sumner: “If he is stubborn, obstinate, and perverse, are not stubbornness, obstinacy, and perversity commended for imitation?”