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Few public men have had such large opportunities, few public men have so nobly improved them.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Few public men have had such large opportunities, few public men have so nobly improved them.”
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Sumner praises the significant opportunities public figures have and the importance of utilizing them well.
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