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Charles Sumner: “There is a new aspiration for justice on earth, awakening not merely a sentiment against Slavery, such as prevailed with…”

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There is a new aspiration for justice on earth, awakening not merely a sentiment against Slavery, such as prevailed with our fathers, but a deep, undying conviction of its wrong, and a determination to leave no effort unattempted for its removal.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner expresses a growing conviction for justice and a commitment to abolishing slavery.

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