Charles Sumner: “God forbid that we should ever close our ears to the cry of distress…”

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God forbid that we should ever close our ears to the cry of distress, or cease to swell with indignation at the steps of tyranny!

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Massachusetts

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Sumner passionately advocates for compassion and resistance against tyranny.

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Opening of United States courts to colored, XI. 389.

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Charles Sumner: “God forbid that we should ever close our ears to the cry of distress, or cease to swell with indignation at the steps of…”