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Charles Sumner: “For me there can be but one course on this issue, and the moment it was presented I seemed to behold, for the first…”

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For me there can be but one course on this issue, and the moment it was presented I seemed to behold, for the first time, the dawn of that better era in our country when the Equal Rights of All should be placed under the safeguard of assured Peace and Reconciliation.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner expresses his commitment to ensuring equal rights and peace in the future of the country.

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