Charles Sumner: “I say factions; for what are factions, but combinations whose sole…”

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I say factions; for what are factions, but combinations whose sole cement is selfish desire for place and power, in disregard of principles?

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Massachusetts

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Sumner defines factions as groups driven by self-interest rather than principles, critiquing their motivations.

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