Charles Sumner: “The advanced ideas of the author are constantly conspicuous, making…”

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The advanced ideas of the author are constantly conspicuous, making him foremost among contemporaries in discerning the questions of the future.

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Sumner highlights the author's progressive ideas and their relevance to future societal questions.

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