Charles Sumner: “Do justice and you will be twice victors; for so will you subdue the…”

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Do justice and you will be twice victors; for so will you subdue the Rebel master, while you elevate the slave.

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Sumner emphasizes the dual victory of justice in both defeating oppression and uplifting the oppressed.

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Charles Sumner: “Do justice and you will be twice victors; for so will you subdue the Rebel master, while you elevate the slave.”