Charles Sumner: “This liberty you are to stand for, with the hazard not only of your…”

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This liberty you are to stand for, with the hazard not only of your goods, but of your lives, if need be.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner calls for a commitment to defend liberty, even at great personal risk.

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Charles Sumner: “This liberty you are to stand for, with the hazard not only of your goods, but of your lives, if need be.”