Charles Sumner: “But the answer may be made yet more irresistible, while, with mingled…”

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But the answer may be made yet more irresistible, while, with mingled sorrow and shame, I portray the tyrannical power which holds us in thraldom.

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Sumner expresses the deep sorrow and shame he feels about the oppressive power that enslaves people, highlighting the moral crisis of the time.

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Charles Sumner: “But the answer may be made yet more irresistible, while, with mingled sorrow and shame, I portray the tyrannical power…”