Charles Sumner: “The only difference between the Senator and myself, so far as the…”

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The only difference between the Senator and myself, so far as the argument is concerned, is one simply of power.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner highlights the difference in perspective between himself and another senator regarding power in the argument.

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Charles Sumner: “The only difference between the Senator and myself, so far as the argument is concerned, is one simply of power.”