Charles Sumner: “Amongst the foremost purposes ought to be the downfall of this odious…”

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Amongst the foremost purposes ought to be the downfall of this odious, insulting, degrading, aide-de-campish, incapable dictatorship.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner calls for the end of a corrupt and ineffective dictatorship, highlighting the need for better governance.

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Charles Sumner: “Amongst the foremost purposes ought to be the downfall of this odious, insulting, degrading, aide-de-campish, incapable…”