Charles Sumner: “Civilization now writhes in travail and torment, and asks for…”

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Civilization now writhes in travail and torment, and asks for liberation from oppressive sway.

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Sumner describes civilization as suffering and yearning for liberation from oppression.

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Charles Sumner: “Civilization now writhes in travail and torment, and asks for liberation from oppressive sway.”