Charles Sumner: “Nor, when we consider the character of Slavery, can it be expected…”

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Nor, when we consider the character of Slavery, can it be expected that men who sustain it will be tranquil.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner asserts that the nature of slavery prevents those who support it from being calm or rational.

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Charles Sumner: “Nor, when we consider the character of Slavery, can it be expected that men who sustain it will be tranquil.”