Charles Sumner: “As Senator, as patriot, I cannot see my country suffer in its good…”

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As Senator, as patriot, I cannot see my country suffer in its good name without an earnest effort to save it.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner expresses his commitment to protecting the integrity of his country as a senator and patriot.

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Charles Sumner: “As Senator, as patriot, I cannot see my country suffer in its good name without an earnest effort to save it.”