Charles Sumner: “The common people received it gladly; and its great power, eloquence…”

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The common people received it gladly; and its great power, eloquence, and exhaustive and unanswerable quality everybody acknowledges, even the enemy.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner notes that the general public appreciates the power and eloquence of a recent speech, even acknowledged by adversaries.

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Charles Sumner: “The common people received it gladly; and its great power, eloquence, and exhaustive and unanswerable quality everybody…”