Charles Sumner: “But what it does should be equal to the occasion; it should be large…”

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But what it does should be equal to the occasion; it should be large, and not petty,--far-reaching, and not restricted in its sphere.

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Massachusetts

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He insists that the government's response should be substantial and impactful, not trivial.

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Charles Sumner: “But what it does should be equal to the occasion; it should be large, and not petty,--far-reaching, and not restricted…”