Charles Sumner: “And if indiscreetly it is proposed to decree this signal honor, then…”

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And if indiscreetly it is proposed to decree this signal honor, then the evil he has done must be exposed; nor shall any false delicacy seal my lips.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner insists that any proposal to honor a person must also acknowledge their wrongdoings.

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Early testimony of the Church against, I. 59.

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Charles Sumner: “And if indiscreetly it is proposed to decree this signal honor, then the evil he has done must be exposed; nor shall any…”