Charles Sumner: “It is true that I have not hesitated, here and elsewhere, to express…”

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It is true that I have not hesitated, here and elsewhere, to express my open, sincere, and unequivocal condemnation of the Fugitive Slave Act.

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Sumner openly condemns the Fugitive Slave Act, emphasizing his consistent opposition to it.

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Charles Sumner: “It is true that I have not hesitated, here and elsewhere, to express my open, sincere, and unequivocal condemnation of…”