Charles Sumner: “For myself, I will not bow down; but, Gentlemen, you will understand…”

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For myself, I will not bow down; but, Gentlemen, you will understand that no individual can effectually oppose these schemes.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner expresses his personal resolve to resist the expansion of slavery despite feeling powerless.

More from Charles Sumner

Slavery and the: speech in New York, XI. 433.

Working-men of Europe, desire abolition of war, XVIII. 236.

Sovereignty of, belongs to the people, XVI. 28.

Opening of United States courts to colored, XI. 389.

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Charles Sumner: “For myself, I will not bow down; but, Gentlemen, you will understand that no individual can effectually oppose these…”