Charles Sumner: “The greater latitude of payment leaves the nation master of the…”

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The greater latitude of payment leaves the nation master of the situation, to pay or not to pay, as is most for the national advantage.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner highlights the strategic advantage of having flexibility in payment options for the nation.

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