Charles Sumner: “By what excuse, with what reason, on what argument can any such thing…”

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By what excuse, with what reason, on what argument can any such thing be done, without first denying all that is true and sacred?

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Massachusetts

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Sumner critiques the justifications for slavery, arguing that they contradict fundamental truths.

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Charles Sumner: “By what excuse, with what reason, on what argument can any such thing be done, without first denying all that is true…”