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Sumner, Charles (1811-1874) [Quotation of Charles Sumner on the struggle to end slavery]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02095.26 Author/Creator: Sumner, Charles (1811-1874) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Autograph note signed Date: 18 May 1858 Pagination: 1 p. ; 20 x 12.7 cm. Order a Copy

Complete quotation reads: "Our cause is nobler even than that of our Fathers, in as much as it is more exalted to struggle for the Freedom of others than for our own."

Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874

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