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Charles Sumner: “If you are ready to strike Rebellion, you must be ready to strike Slavery.”

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If you are ready to strike Rebellion, you must be ready to strike Slavery.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner asserts that to combat rebellion, one must also confront slavery, highlighting the dual nature of the struggle.

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