Charles Sumner: “In my view a crisis has arrived which requires the best efforts of…”

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In my view a crisis has arrived which requires the best efforts of every citizen; nor should he hesitate with regard to his peculiar post.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner asserts that a crisis demands the best efforts from every citizen, regardless of their position.

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Charles Sumner: “In my view a crisis has arrived which requires the best efforts of every citizen; nor should he hesitate with regard to…”