Charles Sumner: “I may seem to stand alone; but all the patriots and martyrs of…”

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I may seem to stand alone; but all the patriots and martyrs of history, all the Fathers of the Republic, are with me.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner asserts that he stands with historical figures who fought for justice, reinforcing his commitment to abolition.

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Early testimony of the Church against, I. 59.

Sovereignty of, belongs to the people, XVI. 28.

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Consent of the governed necessary in forming new governments of, XII. 298.

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Charles Sumner: “I may seem to stand alone; but all the patriots and martyrs of history, all the Fathers of the Republic, are with me.”