Charles Sumner: “Let this Public Opinion be felt in its might, and the Fugitive Slave…”

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Let this Public Opinion be felt in its might, and the Fugitive Slave Bill will become everywhere among us a dead letter.

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Massachusetts

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This statement emphasizes the potential of collective public sentiment to nullify unjust laws like the Fugitive Slave Bill.

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Charles Sumner: “Let this Public Opinion be felt in its might, and the Fugitive Slave Bill will become everywhere among us a dead letter.”