Charles Sumner: “Therefore, because I would have my country irresistible in its…”

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Therefore, because I would have my country irresistible in its demands, do I insist that it shall place itself above all suspicion.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner insists that the country must be above suspicion to be strong in its demands.

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Charles Sumner: “Therefore, because I would have my country irresistible in its demands, do I insist that it shall place itself above all…”