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The discussion of Slavery will proceed, wherever two or three are gathered together,--by the fireside, on the highway, at the public meeting, in the church.
Said by
Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner asserts that discussions about slavery will continue to happen in various settings, regardless of attempts to suppress them.

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