Charles Sumner: “You have suffered enough, even if you had done nothing; and yet what…”

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You have suffered enough, even if you had done nothing; and yet what you have suffered is only a consequence of having done more than any other.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner acknowledges the suffering of a friend and their significant contributions to a cause.

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Charles Sumner: “You have suffered enough, even if you had done nothing; and yet what you have suffered is only a consequence of having…”