Charles Sumner: “It is not merely expedient for us to defend Freedom, when assailed…”

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It is not merely expedient for us to defend Freedom, when assailed, but our duty so to do, unreservedly, and careless of consequences.

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Sumner emphasizes the moral obligation to defend freedom without hesitation.

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Charles Sumner: “It is not merely expedient for us to defend Freedom, when assailed, but our duty so to do, unreservedly, and careless of…”