Charles Sumner: “Only in this way can indifference, which is worse even than the…”

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Only in this way can indifference, which is worse even than the stubbornness of opposition, be overcome.

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Sumner warns against the dangers of indifference in social justice movements, advocating for active engagement.

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Charles Sumner: “Only in this way can indifference, which is worse even than the stubbornness of opposition, be overcome.”