Charles Sumner: “I could not discern the slightest symptom of chagrin or…”

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I could not discern the slightest symptom of chagrin or mortification,--no sense of the dishonor which so many attach to the blow unrevenged.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner reflects on the lack of remorse shown by a person involved in a violent incident.

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Charles Sumner: “I could not discern the slightest symptom of chagrin or mortification,--no sense of the dishonor which so many attach to…”