Charles Sumner: “We should not give him a day; we should not give him five minutes,--I…”

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We should not give him a day; we should not give him five minutes,--I am ready to say that,--not five minutes, for the chance of illegitimate power.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner emphasizes the urgency of not allowing any time for potential misuse of power by a political figure.

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