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Crier, stop the noise in Court!” The thunder would not be hushed; nor will the voice of Freedom, now reverberating throughout the land.
Said by
Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner uses a vivid analogy to illustrate the persistence of the call for freedom despite distractions.

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