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Charles Sumner: “Therefore, by logical necessity, must Slavery be discussed,--not indirectly, timidly, and sparingly, but directly…”

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Therefore, by logical necessity, must Slavery be discussed,--not indirectly, timidly, and sparingly, but directly, openly, and thoroughly.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner insists that slavery must be addressed directly and thoroughly in political discussions.

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