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Every blow at them will rebound upon yourselves.
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Sumner warns that attacks on freedmen will ultimately harm their attackers as well.
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Without yielding to any of these extreme views with regard to the mischiefs or the benefits of party, all should agree that the only true and legitimate object of such an association is to uphold, advance, and develop certain principles…
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