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Charles Sumner: “Next to an outright mercenary, give me a lawyer to betray a great cause.”

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Next to an outright mercenary, give me a lawyer to betray a great cause.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner expresses disdain for lawyers who betray noble causes for personal gain.

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