On the record
He knows well what is the technical State, which is found in form, in technicality, in privilege, if you please,--for he has made himself to-night the advocate of privilege.
Source
gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
Sumner highlights the dangers of prioritizing technical privileges over the welfare of the people, criticizing those who advocate for such a stance.
Share
More from Charles Sumner
According to recent calculations, its annual cost is not less than a thousand millions of dollars.
Men are erring and mortal; principles are steadfast and immortal.
This will be the FREEDOM POWER, whose single object will be to resist the SLAVE POWER.
It is clear that the only question of present practical interest arises from the usurpations of the Slave Power and the efforts to extend Slavery.
Other voices in this conversation
