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Slavery is a bloody Touch-Me-Not, and everywhere in sight now blooms the bloody flower.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Slavery is a bloody Touch-Me-Not, and everywhere in sight now blooms the bloody flower.”
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Sumner describes slavery as a violent and pervasive issue in society.
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