Charles Sumner: “But there can be no good-will without justice, nor can any “snap…”

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But there can be no good-will without justice, nor can any “snap judgment” establish any rule for the future.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner insists that goodwill cannot exist without justice, rejecting hasty judgments.

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Charles Sumner: “But there can be no good-will without justice, nor can any “snap judgment” establish any rule for the future.”