Charles Sumner: “That the future at least may be secure, the present is given over to…”

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That the future at least may be secure, the present is given over to blood and slaughter, to graves and epitaphs.

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Massachusetts

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He poignantly describes the tragic cost of war, emphasizing the need for a secure future amidst current violence.

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Charles Sumner: “That the future at least may be secure, the present is given over to blood and slaughter, to graves and epitaphs.”