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The massive grievance under which our country suffered for years is left untouched; the painful sense of wrong planted in the national heart is allowed to remain.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “The massive grievance under which our country suffered for years is left untouched; the painful sense of wrong planted…”
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Sumner highlights the unresolved grievances that continue to affect national sentiment.
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