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Obviously, the superintendent must superintend according to law; and since this is now for Freedom, whatever he does must be for Freedom likewise.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner asserts that the superintendent's actions must align with the principles of freedom.

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