Charles Sumner: “Their swords, if flung into the scales, whatever “heaps of gold” we…”

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Their swords, if flung into the scales, whatever “heaps of gold” we might bring, would forever turn the balance against us.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner argues that the contributions of soldiers outweigh any monetary compensation.

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Charles Sumner: “Their swords, if flung into the scales, whatever “heaps of gold” we might bring, would forever turn the balance against…”