Charles Sumner: “Ay, Sir, it is too evident that it is essential as a safeguard against…”

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Ay, Sir, it is too evident that it is essential as a safeguard against grasping neighbors, who still pant and throb with the bad passions of Slavery.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner warns against the dangers posed by those who still harbor the negative attitudes of slavery.

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Charles Sumner: “Ay, Sir, it is too evident that it is essential as a safeguard against grasping neighbors, who still pant and throb with…”