All tyranny, like murder, is foul at the best; but this is most foul, strange, and unnatural, especially when it is considered that the States occupied by the Slave Oligarchy are far below the Free States in resources of all kinds.
In this quote, Sumner condemns the tyranny of the Slave Oligarchy, comparing it to murder and highlighting its unnaturalness.
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