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Former United States Senator

Charles Sumner, born on January 6, 1811, and died on March 11, 1874, was a prominent American politician, lawyer, and abolitionist. He served as a United States Senator and was a leading advocate for the abolition of slavery and civil rights, profoundly influencing the American Civil War and the abolition movement.

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Famous Charles Sumner Quotes

“The Senator from South Carolina has read many books of chivalry, and believes himself a chivalrous knight, with sentiments of honor and courage. Of course he has chosen a mistress to whom he has made his vows, and who, though ugly to others, is always lovely to him; though polluted in the sight of the world, is chaste in his sight I mean the harlot, Slavery. For her, his tongue is always profuse in words.”

Source: The Complete Works of Charles Sumner

“Without security, civilization is cramped and dwarfed. Without security, there can be no freedom. Nor shall I say too much, when I declare that security, guarded of course by its offspring, freedom, is the true end and aim of government.”

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Book:Last Three Speeches on Kansas Ad Freedom: Feb. 7th, March 6th, and May 19th & 20th, 1856

Source: Last Three Speeches on Kansas Ad Freedom: Feb. 7th, March 6th, and May 19th & 20th, 1856