Charles Sumner: “Candor, kindly feeling, and conscientious thought may take the place…”

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Candor, kindly feeling, and conscientious thought may take the place of embittered, unreasoning antagonism, or of timid, unprincipled compliance.

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Massachusetts

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This quote promotes the idea that kindness and thoughtful consideration can replace hostility in political debates.

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Charles Sumner: “Candor, kindly feeling, and conscientious thought may take the place of embittered, unreasoning antagonism, or of timid…”