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Charles Sumner: “Early in public life I declared my little heed for party, and my indifference to the name by which I was called; and now…”

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Early in public life I declared my little heed for party, and my indifference to the name by which I was called; and now I confess my want of sympathy with those who would cling to the form after its spirit has fled.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner reflects on his indifference to party labels, valuing the spirit of political movements over their names.

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