Charles Sumner: “I insist that this subject, once closed by such a majority, and on…”

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I insist that this subject, once closed by such a majority, and on such good grounds, shall not again be opened here.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner insists that once a decision is made by a majority, it should not be revisited without strong justification.

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Charles Sumner: “I insist that this subject, once closed by such a majority, and on such good grounds, shall not again be opened here.”