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Charles Sumner: “Rebellion sticks at nothing,--least of all, rebellion beginning in Slavery.”

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Rebellion sticks at nothing,--least of all, rebellion beginning in Slavery.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner emphasizes the relentless nature of rebellion, particularly when it is rooted in slavery.

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