Charles Sumner: “They hand over to the future what I wish to see accomplished at once…”

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They hand over to the future what I wish to see accomplished at once, and what I cannot doubt with a firm will can be accomplished at an early day.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner asserts the importance of immediate action over future promises in financial matters.

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Charles Sumner: “They hand over to the future what I wish to see accomplished at once, and what I cannot doubt with a firm will can be…”