Charles Sumner: “The blessings of Freedom being already secured to themselves, the…”

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The blessings of Freedom being already secured to themselves, the freemen of the land grew indifferent to the freedom of others.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner critiques the apathy of free men towards the plight of enslaved individuals after securing their own freedoms.

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