Charles Sumner: “Admit that she may make a statue; she cannot make one that you will be…”

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Admit that she may make a statue; she cannot make one that you will be justified in placing here.

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Massachusetts

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Here, Sumner argues that while a candidate may have potential, they are not yet ready for the responsibility of creating a statue for the Capitol.

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Charles Sumner: “Admit that she may make a statue; she cannot make one that you will be justified in placing here.”