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Rarely in history has such an opportunity been offered to the statesman.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Rarely in history has such an opportunity been offered to the statesman.”
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Sumner acknowledges the rare opportunity for statesmen to influence significant change in history.
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