Charles Sumner: “Of course the debt must be paid; nor should we lose time in paying it…”

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Of course the debt must be paid; nor should we lose time in paying it, nor postpone it to the next generation.

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Massachusetts

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He advocates for prompt payment of the national debt without burdening future generations.

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Charles Sumner: “Of course the debt must be paid; nor should we lose time in paying it, nor postpone it to the next generation.”