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Sumner, that nothing on this great and fearful subject has ever so filled and satisfied my whole soul. ‘Too severe,’ say some; ‘not good policy to irritate the South.’ I tell them, Not an iota too strong.
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Sumner expresses his deep conviction about the importance of addressing the issue of slavery with strength and clarity.
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