Charles Sumner: “I venture to add that we shall best honor him we now celebrate, if we…”

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I venture to add that we shall best honor him we now celebrate, if we adopt his aspiration and strive for its fulfilment.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner believes that honoring a celebrated figure involves adopting their aspirations for social progress.

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