On the record
NO IMPROVEMENT IS SEEN GOING ON, nothing is done for posterity.
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Lewis Tappan
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gutenberg.orgLewis Tappan: “NO IMPROVEMENT IS SEEN GOING ON, nothing is done for posterity.”
Editor's note · Context
Tappan laments the lack of progress and foresight in the South, indicating a failure to invest in the future.
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