Charles Sumner: “We may continue to win battles, but, so long as the ruins of Slavery…”

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We may continue to win battles, but, so long as the ruins of Slavery exist in the body politic, we shall stand on a volcano.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner warns that the remnants of slavery pose a significant threat to national stability, likening it to standing on a volcano.

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Charles Sumner: “We may continue to win battles, but, so long as the ruins of Slavery exist in the body politic, we shall stand on a…”