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Charles Sumner: “But falsehood to the national freedman and the national creditor is a national lie.”

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But falsehood to the national freedman and the national creditor is a national lie.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

He argues that lying to key stakeholders in society constitutes a betrayal of national integrity.

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