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A public benefactor is a conqueror in the perpetual conflict with evil.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “A public benefactor is a conqueror in the perpetual conflict with evil.”
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Sumner defines a public benefactor as someone who fights against societal evils.
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