Charles Sumner: “For the sake of the freedman, for the sake of his former master, for…”

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For the sake of the freedman, for the sake of his former master, for the sake of all, and for the sake of the Republic, this must not be.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner stresses the importance of preventing certain actions for the benefit of freedmen and the Republic as a whole.

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Charles Sumner: “For the sake of the freedman, for the sake of his former master, for the sake of all, and for the sake of the Republic…”