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Charles Sumner: “What is the office of Chief Justice, if it has been used to betray Human Rights?”

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What is the office of Chief Justice, if it has been used to betray Human Rights?
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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Sumner questions the integrity of the Chief Justice's office if it betrays human rights.

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