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We attempt nothing which does not bring us face to face with him, precisely as during the Rebellion we attempted nothing which did not bring us face to face with Jefferson Davis.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “We attempt nothing which does not bring us face to face with him, precisely as during the Rebellion we attempted nothing…”
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Sumner emphasizes the necessity of confronting the President in political actions, similar to the Civil War era.
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