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On this point his reasoning is conclusive, and is an appeal to the national self-respect which ought not to be disregarded.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “On this point his reasoning is conclusive, and is an appeal to the national self-respect which ought not to be…”
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Sumner emphasizes the importance of national self-respect in the context of slavery's recognition in the capital.
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