Charles Sumner: “If the present case were doubtful, which I do not admit, I feel that I…”

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If the present case were doubtful, which I do not admit, I feel that I cannot go wrong, when I lean to the side of Liberty.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner expresses his commitment to liberty, even in uncertain circumstances.

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