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At a moment when frankness was needed above all things, we were treated to phrases pregnant with doubt and controversy, and were gravely asked, in the name of Slavery, to embody them in the National Constitution.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “At a moment when frankness was needed above all things, we were treated to phrases pregnant with doubt and controversy…”
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Sumner emphasizes the need for honesty in discussions about slavery, criticizing vague language in constitutional proposals.
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