Charles Sumner
Charles Sumner (January 6, 1811March 11, 1874) was an American politician and statesman from the U.S. state of Massachusetts. A noted lawyer and orator, Sumner was at various times a Whig, a Free Soiler, and a Republican. He devoted his enormous energies to the destruction of what he considered the Slave Power, that is the conspiracy of slave owners to seize control of the federal government and block the progress of liberty. He served in the U.S. Senate for 23 years, from 1851 to his death, gaining fame as one of the most prominent abolitionists, Radical Republicans, and Liberal Republicans.
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From the beginning of our history the country has been afflicted with compromise. It is by compromise that human rights have been ;abandoned.
— Charles Sumner
The true grandeur of humanity is in moral elevation, sustained, enlightened and decorated by the intellect of man.
— Charles Sumner
The age of chivalry has gone; the age of humanity has come.
— Charles Sumner
I have never known a man who was sensual in his youth, who was high-minded when old.
— Charles Sumner