Charles Sumner: “While confessing that it ought to disappear from the earth, they…”

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While confessing that it ought to disappear from the earth, they forego, renounce, and abandon all effort to this end.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner criticizes those who recognize the need to end slavery but do not take action.

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Charles Sumner: “While confessing that it ought to disappear from the earth, they forego, renounce, and abandon all effort to this end.”