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It hardly comports with the gravity of this debate to dwell on such an argument; and yet I cannot go wrong, if, for the sake of a much injured race, I brush it away.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “It hardly comports with the gravity of this debate to dwell on such an argument; and yet I cannot go wrong, if, for the…”
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Sumner expresses his intention to dismiss a weak argument against the rights of a marginalized race, emphasizing the need for justice.
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