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Charles Sumner: “Pardon the frankness with which I speak: it is needful in order to disclose the actual character of the Opposition.”

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Pardon the frankness with which I speak: it is needful in order to disclose the actual character of the Opposition.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

He emphasizes the need for frankness in discussing the character of the political opposition.

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