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It is beyond question the greatest effort of our most distinguished New England statesman, and will make his name dear to every friend of freedom and equal rights in all coming time.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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Sumner asserts the lasting impact of his work on the cause of freedom and equal rights.

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