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Charles Sumner: “To this end the cries of faction must be silenced, and the wickedness of sedition, whether in print or public speech…”

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To this end the cries of faction must be silenced, and the wickedness of sedition, whether in print or public speech, must be suppressed.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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Sumner calls for the suppression of factional cries and sedition.

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