Charles Sumner: “But I am disposed to believe that in not doing it we fail to follow…”

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But I am disposed to believe that in not doing it we fail to follow the best example.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner expresses his belief that not adopting open voting practices is a missed opportunity to follow a better example.

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Charles Sumner: “But I am disposed to believe that in not doing it we fail to follow the best example.”