Charles Sumner: “Without the moral support of the Free States, these powerful statesmen…”

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Without the moral support of the Free States, these powerful statesmen would have shrunk from the unequal battle.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner emphasizes the importance of moral support from Free States in the fight against slavery.

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Charles Sumner: “Without the moral support of the Free States, these powerful statesmen would have shrunk from the unequal battle.”