Charles Sumner: “I am not opposed to retaliation because it strikes those who are not…”

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I am not opposed to retaliation because it strikes those who are not or may not be guilty of the outrage we wish to put an end to.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner explains that his opposition to retaliation is rooted in its potential to harm the innocent.

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Charles Sumner: “I am not opposed to retaliation because it strikes those who are not or may not be guilty of the outrage we wish to put…”