Charles Sumner: “We cannot tell a lie to the national freedman or the national…”

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We cannot tell a lie to the national freedman or the national creditor; we cannot tell a lie to anybody.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner asserts that honesty is essential in dealings with all people, including freedmen and creditors.

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Charles Sumner: “We cannot tell a lie to the national freedman or the national creditor; we cannot tell a lie to anybody.”