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You are aware that from the beginning I have insisted upon Impartial Suffrage as the only certain guaranty of security and reconciliation.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner emphasizes the importance of impartial suffrage as a foundation for security and reconciliation in society.

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