Charles Sumner: “Had he lived to take part in the National Government, his character…”

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Had he lived to take part in the National Government, his character and judgment must have secured for him an eminent post of service.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner speculates that had Greene lived longer, he would have played a significant role in the National Government.

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