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Charles Sumner: “Give the bullets their billet, and the bayonets something to think about, and lend them a manifesto of Freedom to…”

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Give the bullets their billet, and the bayonets something to think about, and lend them a manifesto of Freedom to punctuate.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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Sumner calls for action and a strong manifesto to support freedom.

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