Charles Sumner: “They are not only eloquent tributes to the dead, but powerful appeals…”

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They are not only eloquent tributes to the dead, but powerful appeals to the living.

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Sumner reflects on the dual nature of tributes to the deceased, serving both as memorials and calls to action for the living.

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The only Constitutional party and party of freedom, VII. 38.

Sovereignty of, belongs to the people, XVI. 28.

Opening of United States courts to colored, XI. 389.

Working-men of Europe, desire abolition of war, XVIII. 236.

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Charles Sumner: “They are not only eloquent tributes to the dead, but powerful appeals to the living.”