Charles Sumner: “The battle must be fought out, and we must settle the question once…”

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The battle must be fought out, and we must settle the question once and forever, whether we are a nation or are not.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner asserts the necessity of resolving the fundamental question of national identity through struggle.

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Charles Sumner: “The battle must be fought out, and we must settle the question once and forever, whether we are a nation or are not.”