Charles Sumner: “But no conspiracy could ripen such pernicious fruit, if not rooted in…”

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But no conspiracy could ripen such pernicious fruit, if not rooted in a soil of congenial malignity.

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Massachusetts

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This statement suggests that the success of a conspiracy relies on a deeply ingrained malevolence within society.

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Charles Sumner: “But no conspiracy could ripen such pernicious fruit, if not rooted in a soil of congenial malignity.”