Charles Sumner: “You certainly will not show yourselves worthy to possess this country…”

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You certainly will not show yourselves worthy to possess this country, unless you provide at once a proper government.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner asserts the responsibility of the government to establish proper governance.

More from Charles Sumner

Working-men of Europe, desire abolition of war, XVIII. 236.

Early testimony of the Church against, I. 59.

Opening of United States courts to colored, XI. 389.

Contrary to Christianity, but upheld by the Church, I. 54, 58.

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Charles Sumner: “You certainly will not show yourselves worthy to possess this country, unless you provide at once a proper government.”