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If the Republican party is to seek success by blinking the real issue of the right or wrong of Slavery, I am prepared to witness its defeat without regret.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “If the Republican party is to seek success by blinking the real issue of the right or wrong of Slavery, I am prepared to…”
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Sumner expresses his readiness to accept the consequences of the Republican party's failure if it avoids addressing the moral issues of slavery.
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