On the record
I never doubted the final success of our arms; but when the sword should be sheathed, I have always expected to see our worst crisis in our last grapple with slaveholders.
Source
gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
Sumner expresses his belief in the eventual success of the Union, while fearing the aftermath of the conflict with slaveholders.
Share
More from Charles Sumner
They who strive after it, Ixion-like, embrace a cloud.
In this contest, we may borrow from the ancient Greek, who, when his hands were cut off, fought with his stumps, and even with his teeth.
Confessing the Fatherhood of God, and the consequent Brotherhood of Man, we find a divine standard of unquestionable accuracy.
The most distant are not without a present influence on our daily lives.
Other voices in this conversation
