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The heads of the hydra will be extirpated and the monster destroyed, never more to show itself.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “The heads of the hydra will be extirpated and the monster destroyed, never more to show itself.”
Editor's note · Context
Sumner emphasizes the need to eliminate the threat of slavery in a powerful metaphor.
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