Charles Sumner: “Once a traitor, always a traitor, unless where changed by pardon or…”

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Once a traitor, always a traitor, unless where changed by pardon or amnesty.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner expresses a strong view on loyalty and treason, emphasizing the permanence of betrayal unless rectified by official forgiveness.

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Charles Sumner: “Once a traitor, always a traitor, unless where changed by pardon or amnesty.”