Charles Sumner: “Public Faith may be seen in the evil which springs from its loss and…”

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Public Faith may be seen in the evil which springs from its loss and in the good which overflows from its preservation.

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Sumner reflects on the consequences of losing public faith versus the benefits of preserving it.

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Charles Sumner: “Public Faith may be seen in the evil which springs from its loss and in the good which overflows from its preservation.”