Charles Sumner: “You do well, when you rebuke and correct individual offences; but it…”

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You do well, when you rebuke and correct individual offences; but it is a higher office to rebuke and correct a vicious institution.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner emphasizes the importance of addressing systemic injustices rather than just individual wrongs.

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Charles Sumner: “You do well, when you rebuke and correct individual offences; but it is a higher office to rebuke and correct a vicious…”