Charles Sumner: “With me the opposite rule prevails, and I venture to say that any…”

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With me the opposite rule prevails, and I venture to say that any other rule must bring discredit upon a country calling itself a Commonwealth.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner asserts that a true Commonwealth must uphold principles that reflect its values.

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Charles Sumner: “With me the opposite rule prevails, and I venture to say that any other rule must bring discredit upon a country calling…”