Charles Sumner: “Let us consider it, let us approach it carefully, and give to it…”

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Let us consider it, let us approach it carefully, and give to it something of that attention which the grandeur of the interest involved requires.

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Sumner calls for careful consideration of important matters, highlighting their significance.

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Charles Sumner: “Let us consider it, let us approach it carefully, and give to it something of that attention which the grandeur of the…”