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Charles Sumner: “I wish to see Nebraska populous and flourishing, and the home of Human Rights secured by irrevocable law; and as for her…”

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I wish to see Nebraska populous and flourishing, and the home of Human Rights secured by irrevocable law; and as for her Senators, I know them now so well that I shall have peculiar pleasure in welcoming them on this floor.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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Sumner advocates for the growth of Nebraska and the protection of human rights.

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