Charles Sumner: “I repeat, a system good for our fathers may not be good for this hour…”

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I repeat, a system good for our fathers may not be good for this hour, which is so full of danger.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner warns that a system suitable for the past may not be adequate for the present dangers.

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Charles Sumner: “I repeat, a system good for our fathers may not be good for this hour, which is so full of danger.”