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Charles Sumner: “If the “situation” is accepted in good faith, it must be entirely,--including not merely the abolition of Slavery and…”

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If the “situation” is accepted in good faith, it must be entirely,--including not merely the abolition of Slavery and the establishment of equal suffrage, but also all those other rights which are still denied or abridged.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

He argues that true acceptance of the situation must include full rights for all, not just the abolition of slavery.

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