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The difference between such men and the Slave-Masters whom I expose to-day is so precise that it cannot be mistaken.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner distinguishes between those who condemn slavery and those who uphold it, emphasizing their differing perspectives.

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