Charles Sumner: “In all times and places it has persecuted the prophets and stoned the…”

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In all times and places it has persecuted the prophets and stoned the gifted messengers of truth.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner asserts that throughout history, those who challenge the status quo have faced persecution.

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Charles Sumner: “In all times and places it has persecuted the prophets and stoned the gifted messengers of truth.”