Charles Sumner: “But the naturalist records that there are forms of transition, as…”

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But the naturalist records that there are forms of transition, as nations approach to civilization or relapse into barbarism.

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Sumner discusses the transitional forms of nations as they evolve between civilization and barbarism.

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Charles Sumner: “But the naturalist records that there are forms of transition, as nations approach to civilization or relapse into…”