Charles Sumner: “To say that you have not the power is to abdicate at a great exigency…”

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To say that you have not the power is to abdicate at a great exigency and renounce the very means of salvation.

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Massachusetts

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This quote illustrates Sumner's belief in the necessity of action during critical moments for justice.

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Charles Sumner: “To say that you have not the power is to abdicate at a great exigency and renounce the very means of salvation.”