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New questions and new objects arise, having no connection with the subjects of past controversies, and present interest overcomes or absorbs the recollection of former controversies.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “New questions and new objects arise, having no connection with the subjects of past controversies, and present interest…”
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Sumner notes that new societal questions often overshadow past controversies, reflecting the evolving nature of political discourse.
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