Charles Sumner: “Therefore I put the question in another form: “Are you for your…”

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Therefore I put the question in another form: “Are you for your country, or are you for the Rebellion?” That is the question to decide by your votes.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner reframes his question to emphasize loyalty to the country versus support for the Rebellion.

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