Charles Sumner: “In other days it was said that the best government is where an injury…”

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In other days it was said that the best government is where an injury to a single citizen is resented as an injury to the whole State.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner emphasizes the importance of collective responsibility in governance, suggesting that the injury of one should be felt by all.

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Charles Sumner: “In other days it was said that the best government is where an injury to a single citizen is resented as an injury to…”