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Language toils in vain to picture the wretchedness and wickedness which it sanctions and perpetuates.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Language toils in vain to picture the wretchedness and wickedness which it sanctions and perpetuates.”
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This quote reflects on the profound moral issues perpetuated by the institution of slavery.
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