Charles Sumner: “There has been no bill before you for a long time of more practical…”

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There has been no bill before you for a long time of more practical value than this.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner claims that no recent bill has been of greater practical value than the one currently under discussion.

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Charles Sumner: “There has been no bill before you for a long time of more practical value than this.”