Charles Sumner: “Posterity will do you justice, even if the sneaking toadyism of the…”

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Posterity will do you justice, even if the sneaking toadyism of the day refuse it to you.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner expresses confidence in the eventual recognition of justice by future generations despite contemporary criticism.

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Charles Sumner: “Posterity will do you justice, even if the sneaking toadyism of the day refuse it to you.”