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Charles Sumner: “We are told that “a little learning is a dangerous thing.” If this be ever true, it cannot be better illustrated than by…”

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We are told that “a little learning is a dangerous thing.” If this be ever true, it cannot be better illustrated than by that sciolism which from the varieties of the human species would overthrow that sublime Unity which is the first law of Creation.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Here, Sumner warns against the dangers of superficial knowledge that undermines the fundamental unity of humanity.

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