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Charles Sumner: “Sumner profoundly believes it of paramount, absorbing interest that the nation should be just, even to her humblest…”

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Sumner profoundly believes it of paramount, absorbing interest that the nation should be just, even to her humblest, most despised children, and that Righteousness is the essential condition of material and other prosperity.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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Sumner advocates for justice as a fundamental principle for national prosperity, highlighting its importance for all citizens.

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