Charles Sumner: “But this very repugnance has practical sanction among us, and you are…”

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But this very repugnance has practical sanction among us, and you are to determine whether it shall be longer permitted.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner challenges the audience to decide whether to continue tolerating societal repugnance towards certain injustices.

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Charles Sumner: “But this very repugnance has practical sanction among us, and you are to determine whether it shall be longer permitted.”