Charles Sumner: “A seat here is a lofty pulpit with a mighty sounding-board, and the…”

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A seat here is a lofty pulpit with a mighty sounding-board, and the whole wide-spread people is the congregation.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner metaphorically describes the Senate as a powerful platform for public speaking.

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Charles Sumner: “A seat here is a lofty pulpit with a mighty sounding-board, and the whole wide-spread people is the congregation.”