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Charles Sumner: “You cannot shield yourselves too much against the jealousies and heart-burnings which spring from these…”

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You cannot shield yourselves too much against the jealousies and heart-burnings which spring from these misrepresentations; they tend to render alien to each other those who ought to be bound together by fraternal affection."--Farewell Address: Writings, ed.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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Sumner warns against the divisive effects of political misrepresentations that can harm unity among people.

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