Charles Sumner: “And this conclusion must stand unquestioned, just so long as the Law…”

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And this conclusion must stand unquestioned, just so long as the Law of Slavery exists unrepealed.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner asserts that the existence of slavery invalidates any claims of moral superiority by slaveholders.

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Charles Sumner: “And this conclusion must stand unquestioned, just so long as the Law of Slavery exists unrepealed.”