Charles Sumner: “You have time enough before you to perfect your duty to your country…”

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You have time enough before you to perfect your duty to your country, which you have already so gloriously commenced.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner reassures his friend that they have ample time to fulfill their patriotic duties.

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Charles Sumner: “You have time enough before you to perfect your duty to your country, which you have already so gloriously commenced.”