Political Quotes

Charles Sumner: “Whatever it might have been at first, it is now nothing more than “second childishness and mere oblivion, sans…”

On the record
Whatever it might have been at first, it is now nothing more than “second childishness and mere oblivion, sans everything.” There is nothing in it which should not be treated with indignant contempt, certainly when employed here in Massachusetts to make us sacrifice our principles.
Said by
Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner dismisses the current state of affairs as trivial and deserving of contempt, especially in Massachusetts.

Share

More from Charles Sumner

His loyalty to the Declaration of Independence, XIX. 317.

gutenberg.org

Slave Power, necessity of political action against the, II. 207.

gutenberg.org

Working-men of Europe, desire abolition of war, XVIII. 236.

gutenberg.org

Other voices in this conversation