Charles Sumner: “Such is Slavery, that, from the nature of the case, it cannot be…”

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Such is Slavery, that, from the nature of the case, it cannot be sanctioned or legalized except by “positive” words.

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Massachusetts

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He argues that slavery can only be legitimized through explicit legal language.

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Charles Sumner: “Such is Slavery, that, from the nature of the case, it cannot be sanctioned or legalized except by “positive” words.”