Charles Sumner: “Less by genius or eminent service than by suffering are the fugitive…”

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Less by genius or eminent service than by suffering are the fugitive slaves of our country now commended.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner emphasizes that the commendation of fugitive slaves comes more from their suffering than from their talents or services.

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Charles Sumner: “Less by genius or eminent service than by suffering are the fugitive slaves of our country now commended.”