Charles Sumner: “They must be treated as thread or gossamer, when they should be links…”

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They must be treated as thread or gossamer, when they should be links of iron.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner emphasizes the importance of treating serious matters with the gravity they deserve, rather than dismissing them lightly.

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Contrary to Christianity, but upheld by the Church, I. 54, 58.

Consent of the governed necessary in forming new governments of, XII. 298.

His loyalty to the Declaration of Independence, XIX. 317.

The only Constitutional party and party of freedom, VII. 38.

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Charles Sumner: “They must be treated as thread or gossamer, when they should be links of iron.”