Charles Sumner: “You go back of mere political distinctions to lay bare the sin and…”

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You go back of mere political distinctions to lay bare the sin and barbarousness of a hoary iniquity, falsely assuming to be a form of Civilization.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner critiques the false justifications for slavery, highlighting its moral failings.

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Charles Sumner: “You go back of mere political distinctions to lay bare the sin and barbarousness of a hoary iniquity, falsely assuming…”