Charles Sumner: “It is bad to revive the worst decision in our history; but this veto…”

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It is bad to revive the worst decision in our history; but this veto practically sets aside one of the best decisions in our history.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner contrasts the revival of a bad decision with the negation of a good one due to the veto.

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