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Charles Sumner: “The London Times, while criticizing your speech and denying its conclusions, writhes under it, and its arguments are a…”

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The London Times, while criticizing your speech and denying its conclusions, writhes under it, and its arguments are a severer rebuke to England than any philippics or denunciations could be.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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Sumner critiques the London Times for its negative response to a speech while acknowledging its impact on England.

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