Charles Sumner: “No pardon can be allowed to imperil the nation; nor can any pardon be…”

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No pardon can be allowed to imperil the nation; nor can any pardon be allowed to imperil those rightfully looking to us for protection.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner asserts that no pardon should endanger the nation or those who rely on its protection.

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Charles Sumner: “No pardon can be allowed to imperil the nation; nor can any pardon be allowed to imperil those rightfully looking to us…”