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, District of Columbia Type: Autograph note signed Date: 18 May 1858 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 20 cm, Width: 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."
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