Political Quotes

Charles Sumner: “Such an influence is productive of disorder rather than order, and is destructive rather than justly conservative.”

On the record
Such an influence is productive of disorder rather than order, and is destructive rather than justly conservative.
Said by
Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner argues that certain influences can lead to disorder rather than constructive conservatism.

Share

More from Charles Sumner

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

gutenberg.org

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

gutenberg.org

Opening of United States courts to colored, XI. 389.

gutenberg.org

Other voices in this conversation