The Slavery which exists under other governments, as in Russia or Turkey, or in other States of our Union, as in Virginia and Carolina, we can oppose only through the influence of morals and religion, without in any way invoking the Political Power.
Sumner discusses the limitations of moral opposition to slavery in foreign governments and certain states within the U.S.
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