Charles Sumner: “Each hour has its duties, and this hour has duties such as few other…”

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Each hour has its duties, and this hour has duties such as few other hours in our history have ever presented.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner asserts that each moment carries unique responsibilities, particularly in critical times.

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Charles Sumner: “Each hour has its duties, and this hour has duties such as few other hours in our history have ever presented.”