Charles Sumner: “I have great respect for that venerable Senator; but the opinions of…”

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I have great respect for that venerable Senator; but the opinions of no Senator here are potential in the country.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner emphasizes that the opinions of individual Senators do not hold ultimate authority over public sentiment.

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Charles Sumner: “I have great respect for that venerable Senator; but the opinions of no Senator here are potential in the country.”