Charles Sumner: “Thus, for the sake of peace, which we all desire, do I now plead for…”

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Thus, for the sake of peace, which we all desire, do I now plead for Freedom, through which alone peace can be secured.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner argues that true peace can only be achieved through the establishment of freedom.

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Charles Sumner: “Thus, for the sake of peace, which we all desire, do I now plead for Freedom, through which alone peace can be secured.”