Charles Sumner: “Thus far we have been known chiefly through that vital force which…”

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Thus far we have been known chiefly through that vital force which Slavery could only degrade, but not subdue.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner argues that slavery has degraded the nation's reputation but could not extinguish its vital force.

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Charles Sumner: “Thus far we have been known chiefly through that vital force which Slavery could only degrade, but not subdue.”