Charles Sumner: “You owe this tragical war, and the debt now fastened upon the country…”

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You owe this tragical war, and the debt now fastened upon the country, to the denial of this right.

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Massachusetts

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In this quote, Sumner attributes the tragic consequences of war to the denial of voting rights, linking rights to national suffering.

More from Charles Sumner

Sovereignty of, belongs to the people, XVI. 28.

Early testimony of the Church against, I. 59.

Slave Power, necessity of political action against the, II. 207.

Contrary to Christianity, but upheld by the Church, I. 54, 58.

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Charles Sumner: “You owe this tragical war, and the debt now fastened upon the country, to the denial of this right.”