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Nor is it easy to put confidence in the moral firmness of men who, while this great cause is pending, can sustain any party or individual not unequivocally pledged to its support.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Nor is it easy to put confidence in the moral firmness of men who, while this great cause is pending, can sustain any…”
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Sumner expresses skepticism about the moral integrity of those who support parties not committed to freedom during a critical time.
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