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Charles Sumner: “It is grand,--dealing just right with the British, and putting us on the highest grounds.”

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It is grand,--dealing just right with the British, and putting us on the highest grounds.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner expresses pride in the diplomatic stance taken towards Britain during a contentious period.

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