Surely, whoever undertakes the work must be of ripe genius, with ample knowledge of art, and of unquestioned capacity,--the whole informed and inspired by a prevailing sympathy with the martyr and the cause for which he lived and died.
Sumner emphasizes the need for a highly skilled artist to create the statue of Lincoln, inspired by his legacy.
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