The time has passed for argument. Nothing more need be said. For a long time it has been clear that colored persons must be senators.


As quoted in "First African American Senator", United States Senate.

Internet Archive First African American Senator - February 25, 1870

Charles Sumner Quotes

The time has passed for argument. Nothing more need be said. For a long time it has been clear that colored persons must be senators.

The time has passed for argument. Nothing more need be said. For a long time it has been clear that colored persons must be senators.

The time has passed for argument. Nothing more need be said. For a long time it has been clear that colored persons must be senators.

The time has passed for argument. Nothing more need be said. For a long time it has been clear that colored persons must be senators.