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Charles Sumner: “And yet I cannot doubt that others would testify, as I now do, that never on these occasions, when the soul was tried in…”

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And yet I cannot doubt that others would testify, as I now do, that never on these occasions, when the soul was tried in its depths, did any fail to recognize the simplicity and integrity of his nature.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner acknowledges the recognition of a person's integrity during challenging times.

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