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Such is Slavery, that it cannot exist, unless it owns the Government.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Such is Slavery, that it cannot exist, unless it owns the Government.”
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Sumner emphasizes that slavery cannot thrive without control over the government.
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