Charles Sumner: “You have lived to strike down in Washington the power that lifted the…”

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You have lived to strike down in Washington the power that lifted the bludgeon against your own free voice.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner commends the efforts of a colleague in overcoming oppression in Washington.

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Charles Sumner: “You have lived to strike down in Washington the power that lifted the bludgeon against your own free voice.”