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I never can take part in any debate upon an important subject, be it only upon a mere abstraction, but a pack opens upon me of personal invective in return.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “I never can take part in any debate upon an important subject, be it only upon a mere abstraction, but a pack opens upon…”
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Sumner expresses his frustration with the personal attacks he faces during debates on important issues.
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