On the record
The asylum which they open to all the oppressed of all nations is to console the earth.
Source
gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
Sumner speaks to the role of a nation as a refuge for the oppressed, providing hope to the world.
Share
More from Charles Sumner
The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
The devices of party can no longer stave it off.
Rather would I arouse you to renewed and incessant exertion.
I am in favor of a tariff for revenue, such a one as will yield a sufficient amount to the treasury to defray the expenses of the government, economically administered.
Other voices in this conversation
