Charles Sumner: “As a Senator, I must be plain; nor can I be constrained by the…”

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As a Senator, I must be plain; nor can I be constrained by the possibility that hereafter I may be called to judge the President.

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Sumner insists on being straightforward in his role as a Senator, regardless of future implications.

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