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Charles Sumner: “If nobody had breathed Repudiation, we should all be richer, and the national debt would be at a lower interest, saving…”

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If nobody had breathed Repudiation, we should all be richer, and the national debt would be at a lower interest, saving to the Nation millions of dollars annually.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

He argues that the concept of repudiation has cost the nation significantly, affecting its wealth and debt.

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