Charles Sumner: “It is as if King William, after the overthrow of James the Second, had…”

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It is as if King William, after the overthrow of James the Second, had made the infamous Jeffreys Lord Chancellor.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner compares a historical scenario to criticize the continuation of unjust leadership.

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Charles Sumner: “It is as if King William, after the overthrow of James the Second, had made the infamous Jeffreys Lord Chancellor.”