“At the time, Charles Sumner still chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and made preposterous demands upon the English. Not only did… — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
“Many observers were disturbed by all the uniformed men striding the White House corridors. In a broad-brush indictment, Charles Sumner disapproved of… — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
“Bleeding Kansas and the Caning of Charles Sumner The reaction to the Kansas-Nebraska Act was intense, and in many ways violent.… — Lance T. Stewart Copy Share Image
Charles Sumner's mind had reached the calm of WATER which receives and reflects images without absorbing them; it contains nothing but itself. — Henry Adams Copy Share Image
“A year before he died, Charles Sumner explained his lifelong quest to a friend: “My hope has been to help mankind, and… — Stephen Puleo Copy Share Image
“Charles Sumner; “A Smacking breeze has sprung up, and we shall part this company soon; and then for the Atlantic! Farewell then,… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
