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There can be no reason for such admission; for it can bring nothing to the general weal.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “There can be no reason for such admission; for it can bring nothing to the general weal.”
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Sumner argues against the recognition of slaveholders, stating it would not benefit society.
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