Charles Sumner: “Determined and tranquil in his own convictions, he had the grace to…”

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Determined and tranquil in his own convictions, he had the grace to respect the convictions of others.

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Sumner advocates for respecting differing convictions while holding firm to one's own beliefs.

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Charles Sumner: “Determined and tranquil in his own convictions, he had the grace to respect the convictions of others.”