Charles Sumner: “As well attempt to check the tides of Ocean, the currents of the…”

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As well attempt to check the tides of Ocean, the currents of the Mississippi, or the rushing waters of Niagara.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner uses a metaphor to illustrate the futility of trying to stop the movement against slavery.

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Charles Sumner: “As well attempt to check the tides of Ocean, the currents of the Mississippi, or the rushing waters of Niagara.”