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How little that Senator knows himself, or the strength of the cause which he persecutes!
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “How little that Senator knows himself, or the strength of the cause which he persecutes!”
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Sumner reflects on a senator's ignorance regarding the strength of the cause he opposes.
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