Charles Sumner: “Whatever may be said to the contrary by politicians, Freedom is the…”

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Whatever may be said to the contrary by politicians, Freedom is the only question now before the American people.

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Massachusetts

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In this assertion, Sumner declares that the issue of freedom is paramount in the political discourse of the time.

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Charles Sumner: “Whatever may be said to the contrary by politicians, Freedom is the only question now before the American people.”