Charles Sumner: “Wherever our arms have prevailed, the old social system has been…”

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Wherever our arms have prevailed, the old social system has been destroyed.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner notes the destruction of the old social system wherever Union forces have succeeded, indicating a significant societal shift.

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Charles Sumner: “Wherever our arms have prevailed, the old social system has been destroyed.”