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The great soul of the world is just,” and the sober second thought of the people of Massachusetts will, I doubt not, sustain you in the position you have taken in favor of Reform and Reconciliation, and therefore of the election of Greeley and Brown.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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Sumner expresses his belief in justice and support for political reform in Massachusetts.

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