Charles Sumner: “He is for Liberty, but he will not help us assure it to those who have…”

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He is for Liberty, but he will not help us assure it to those who have for generations been despoiled of it.

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Massachusetts

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He critiques a senator for advocating liberty while failing to support those who have been oppressed for generations.

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Charles Sumner: “He is for Liberty, but he will not help us assure it to those who have for generations been despoiled of it.”