Charles Sumner: “Thus every achievement in thought or science, every discovery by which…”

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Thus every achievement in thought or science, every discovery by which Man is elevated, becomes the common property of the whole Human Family.

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Sumner expresses the idea that all human achievements contribute to the collective heritage of humanity.

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