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Charles Sumner: “We must consider the present case as if on its face it involved not merely a few thousands, but many millions.”

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We must consider the present case as if on its face it involved not merely a few thousands, but many millions.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner stresses the importance of considering the broader financial implications of the current case.

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