Charles Sumner: “I am against letting the monster in, until he is no longer terrible in…”

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I am against letting the monster in, until he is no longer terrible in mouth or paw.

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Massachusetts

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In this metaphor, Sumner expresses his reluctance to allow dangerous individuals or ideas into the political sphere until they are no longer harmful.

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Charles Sumner: “I am against letting the monster in, until he is no longer terrible in mouth or paw.”