Charles Sumner: “I see, too, the assassins have since sought your life.… You have…”

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I see, too, the assassins have since sought your life.… You have struck a mighty blow at the very existence of Slavery.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner acknowledges the dangers faced by those opposing slavery and emphasizes the significance of their actions.

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Charles Sumner: “I see, too, the assassins have since sought your life.… You have struck a mighty blow at the very existence of Slavery.”