Charles Sumner: “I believe that I am duly proud of it, and conscious of the weight it…”

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I believe that I am duly proud of it, and conscious of the weight it ought to carry wherever it appears.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner expresses pride in representing his country and the importance of its diplomatic presence.

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Charles Sumner: “I believe that I am duly proud of it, and conscious of the weight it ought to carry wherever it appears.”