Charles Sumner: “So long as a single slave continues anywhere beneath the flag of the…”

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So long as a single slave continues anywhere beneath the flag of the Republic, I am unwilling to rest.

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Sumner expresses his unwillingness to rest until every last slave is freed, showcasing his commitment to abolition.

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Charles Sumner: “So long as a single slave continues anywhere beneath the flag of the Republic, I am unwilling to rest.”