Charles Sumner: “The United States of America are a great and powerful people, whatever…”

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The United States of America are a great and powerful people, whatever European statesmen may think of them.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner asserts the strength and significance of the United States in the face of European skepticism.

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Charles Sumner: “The United States of America are a great and powerful people, whatever European statesmen may think of them.”