But he did not despair, although, on one occasion, when this inconsistency glared upon him, his impatient philanthropy exclaimed, that he would never have drawn his sword for America, had he known that it was to found a government sanctioning Slavery.
Sumner captures Lafayette's frustration with the founding of a government that allowed slavery, despite his sacrifices.
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