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Charles Sumner: “At the same time, in the loftiness of pharisaic pride, they have nothing but condemnation, reproach, or contempt for the…”

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At the same time, in the loftiness of pharisaic pride, they have nothing but condemnation, reproach, or contempt for the earnest souls that have striven long years in this struggle.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner criticizes those who condemn activists while failing to support the struggle against slavery.

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