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In the name of Liberty, I supplicate you not to let her take any backward step,--not an inch, not a hair’s breadth.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “In the name of Liberty, I supplicate you not to let her take any backward step,--not an inch, not a hair’s breadth.”
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Sumner passionately appeals for the preservation of Liberty without any compromise.
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