Political Quotes

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Most sincerely do I congratulate you on these signal triumphs, so little to be expected when I first became acquainted with you.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner congratulates his audience on their unexpected achievements in civil rights.

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