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Charles Sumner: “Assuming, then, what few will be so hardy as to deny, that it is proper for people to combine in parties for the…”

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Assuming, then, what few will be so hardy as to deny, that it is proper for people to combine in parties for the promotion of cherished convictions, it follows, as an irresistible consequence, that this combination should be made most effective for the purpose in view.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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Sumner argues for the necessity of effective political organization to promote shared convictions.

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