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Charles Sumner: “He saw the wrong they did to the party, and, in the relation of cause and effect, to the country.”

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He saw the wrong they did to the party, and, in the relation of cause and effect, to the country.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner points out the detrimental effects of certain actions on both the party and the country, emphasizing accountability.

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