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It is not all for Freedom; nor is it, like Cæsar’s wife, above suspicion.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “It is not all for Freedom; nor is it, like Cæsar’s wife, above suspicion.”
Editor's note · Context
Sumner uses a metaphor to suggest that the party's commitment to freedom is questionable.
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