Charles Sumner: “Standing apart by itself, it challenges attention and fills the mind…”

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Standing apart by itself, it challenges attention and fills the mind, receiving homage and gratitude.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner describes how a significant charitable act commands respect and gratitude from society.

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Charles Sumner: “Standing apart by itself, it challenges attention and fills the mind, receiving homage and gratitude.”