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And worse,--when he had time to cool, when he had slept on it, he went into the Senate Chamber of the United States, and shocked the sensibilities of the world by approving it.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “And worse,--when he had time to cool, when he had slept on it, he went into the Senate Chamber of the United States, and…”
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Sumner condemns a senator for approving a violent act after having time to reflect on it.
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