Charles Sumner: “Let it speak, and the last act of the great American tragedy will be…”

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Let it speak, and the last act of the great American tragedy will be ended, while the stage is piled with corpses.

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Massachusetts

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He foresees the end of a tragic chapter in American history, linking it to the fulfillment of constitutional promises.

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Charles Sumner: “Let it speak, and the last act of the great American tragedy will be ended, while the stage is piled with corpses.”