Life is too short to prolong this process; and I do not believe that the people of the District of Columbia would reject for their children the advantages of the common schools simply because these schools were brought into harmony with the promises of the Declaration of Independence.
Sumner advocates for the importance of education in the District of Columbia, linking it to the principles of the Declaration of Independence.
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