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Charles Sumner: “But, if ever I were disposed to despair, it would be when listening to such arguments and excuses.”

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But, if ever I were disposed to despair, it would be when listening to such arguments and excuses.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner expresses his despair when confronted with certain arguments and excuses.

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