Charles Sumner: “It is persistent; for such a gathered wickedness, concentrated…”

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It is persistent; for such a gathered wickedness, concentrated, aroused, and maddened, must have a tenacity of life which will not yield at once.

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Sumner reflects on the enduring nature of evil and its resistance to change.

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Charles Sumner: “It is persistent; for such a gathered wickedness, concentrated, aroused, and maddened, must have a tenacity of life…”