From that time forward his influence for Freedom was felt in his own State, and when, at a later day, he entered the Senate, he became known instantly as one of our surest and most faithful Senators, whose inflexible constancy was more eloquent than a speech.
Sumner praises a senator's unwavering commitment to freedom and his influential role in the Senate.
Share
More from Charles Sumner
Consent of the governed necessary in forming new governments of, XII. 298.
Sovereignty of, belongs to the people, XVI. 28.
Early testimony of the Church against, I. 59.
Slave Power, necessity of political action against the, II. 207.
Other voices in this conversation
