Charles Sumner: “Tyranny, imbecility, absurdity, and infamy all unite to dance, like…”

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Tyranny, imbecility, absurdity, and infamy all unite to dance, like the weird sisters, about this Crime.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner uses a metaphor to describe the various justifications for a crime as a grotesque gathering.

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Charles Sumner: “Tyranny, imbecility, absurdity, and infamy all unite to dance, like the weird sisters, about this Crime.”