Charles Sumner: “Nothing of office, honor, or power was beyond his reach, while peril…”

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Nothing of office, honor, or power was beyond his reach, while peril of all kinds lay in wait for him or sat openly in his path.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner notes the paradox of having immense power and facing numerous dangers simultaneously.

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Charles Sumner: “Nothing of office, honor, or power was beyond his reach, while peril of all kinds lay in wait for him or sat openly in…”