Charles Sumner: “It is proper, therefore, for the representatives of the nation to…”

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It is proper, therefore, for the representatives of the nation to suspend labor, that they too may be penetrated by the lesson of the day.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner calls for representatives to pause their work to reflect on the day's lesson.

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Charles Sumner: “It is proper, therefore, for the representatives of the nation to suspend labor, that they too may be penetrated by the…”