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Without the mechanics, where would you have been? what would have been your equipments on the land? where would have been that marvellous navy on the sea?
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Without the mechanics, where would you have been? what would have been your equipments on the land? where would have…”
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Sumner questions the nation's preparedness and capabilities without the contributions of skilled mechanics.
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