Charles Sumner: “Some there are among these who openly espouse the part of Slavery…”

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Some there are among these who openly espouse the part of Slavery, while others, by indifference, place themselves in the same unhappy company.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner points out that some individuals actively support slavery while others remain indifferent, equating indifference with complicity.

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Charles Sumner: “Some there are among these who openly espouse the part of Slavery, while others, by indifference, place themselves in…”