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And, lastly, I denounce this proposition as a compromise of human rights, the most questionable of any in our history.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “And, lastly, I denounce this proposition as a compromise of human rights, the most questionable of any in our history.”
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Sumner denounces a specific proposition as a significant compromise of human rights.
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